1
as in qualification
a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities
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as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching
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as in possibility
something that can develop or become actual
there are great capabilities in the property, either as a bed-and-breakfast or as a private home
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Recent Examples of capability
Those assets, along with U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, will presumably provide Western planners with advance notice if Iran attempts to rebuild its atomic weapons program.
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The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025
To deter China and to improve U.S. warfighting capability, the United States would seek to restore its own weakened defense industrial base.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
According to multiple reports, Iran’s nuclear program has advanced dangerously close to weapons-grade capability, rapidly narrowing the window to prevent a nuclear-armed regime from becoming a reality.
—Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
That threat would initially come from Iran’s ability to share nuclear weapons with the remnants of its proxies and later from ballistic missiles as the country’s capabilities progressed.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025
To deter China and to improve U.S. warfighting capability, the United States would seek to restore its own weakened defense industrial base.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
According to multiple reports, Iran’s nuclear program has advanced dangerously close to weapons-grade capability, rapidly narrowing the window to prevent a nuclear-armed regime from becoming a reality.
—Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
That threat would initially come from Iran’s ability to share nuclear weapons with the remnants of its proxies and later from ballistic missiles as the country’s capabilities progressed.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capability
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Toril, 51, led Madrid to three successive second-place finishes in Liga F and Champions League qualification in each of his four seasons in charge.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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So there were lots of rules and qualifications around all that.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Channels will also have the ability to promote their content to get in front of users more easily by buying ads or boosting their channel through Ads Manager.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
16 June 2025
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While still very young and raw, Bello has demonstrated some swing and miss ability, generating 105 strikeouts in 78.2 career innings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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In terms of the Flyers’ willingness to move some of their cache of draft picks, Brière didn’t sound all that sure about that possibility, either.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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But the defending champions feel no need to panic — even before the team’s upcoming four-game, 10-day roadtrip with the possibility of not having Jonquel Jones available for it.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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Whatever your need, financial advisors can provide valuable expertise and experience.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Composting: Level up your gardening expertise by recycling your yard waste.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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License methods that scale beyond your personal capacity.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Win McNamee/Getty Images Sixty years later, the post-9/11 rally around the flag showed that this American capacity to unify and mobilize in a crisis was undimmed.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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And here… However, given his ball-striking ability with his weaker foot, there is also significant potential for improvement as a playmaker with his left.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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In speaking with one talent evaluator earlier this week, the person mentioned Bailey having Hall of Fame potential but also cautioned about his possible drive issues and basketball IQ.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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In its recent deal with Meta, Big Tech avoided an outright acquisition—opting instead to carve off talent and data access.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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If scoring is a privileged talent, sharing the ball is an intuitive skill.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Make Bezos send wet places salad spinners to dry out stuff.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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And the ability to miss bats and throw quality stuff that was just so much better than everybody else’s stuff at that time.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capability. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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