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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2
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
These capabilities make standard hair diffusers better equipped for various hair textures, lengths, and thicknesses.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Nvidia has struck several big deals with over the past few weeks, including a strategic partnership to invest up to $100 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and an agreement to work on physical data AI capabilities with Alibaba.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
This is why improving the Navy's capabilities, including its submarine forces, is among our top priorities.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
For serious or work-critical summaries, Reminders’ new Apple Intelligence capabilities aren’t reliable enough.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Nvidia has struck several big deals with over the past few weeks, including a strategic partnership to invest up to $100 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and an agreement to work on physical data AI capabilities with Alibaba.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
This is why improving the Navy's capabilities, including its submarine forces, is among our top priorities.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
For serious or work-critical summaries, Reminders’ new Apple Intelligence capabilities aren’t reliable enough.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capability
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Not to forget DeChambeau, the only LIV golfer to earn his Ryder Cup spot through automatic qualification.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Is Alligator Wrangler part of the police qualification in FL when applying?—
Richard Tribou,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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And minimizing the ability for rival studios to make viable alternative games, critics argue, has had a negative effect on the quality of sports titles across the sector.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Finally, impact strength assesses a material’s ability to absorb sudden shocks without shattering, highlighting that the hardness alone doesn’t always mean toughness.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since September 2024, a new federal law requires mammogram reports to state whether breast tissue is dense, and to mention the possibility of additional imaging.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This decrease in firepower, though, does open the possibility for some historically significant winners.—
Alan Light,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Aman holds expertise in politics, travel, and tech news, especially in AI, advanced algorithms, and blockchain, with a strong curiosity about all things that fall under science and tech.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Peng denies such ties, and says Pony’s Chinese expertise may give it advantages in the US — despite the hostile political climate.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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And roundabouts actually increase road capacity (30%-50%, according to Bryson).—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia also has invested in CoreWeave, which supplies data center capacity to OpenAI and is also an Nvidia customer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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These crumbs of what seems like kindness can keep people hooked on the hope that the narcissist has the potential to change, which experts is highly unlikely.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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An overstuffed tracklist and slightly sloppy sequencing prevent the record from fully realizing its potential, but over the course of an hour-plus, Cardi sufficiently reminds us why the crown was hers to return for in the first place.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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In conversation, Blunt’s admiration for Johnson is clear, and so is her interest in making sure other people recognize his talents and capabilities.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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But this stuff is taken personally, and there is also a financial backend here.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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As far as family, kids, wife, all that stuff going on.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capability. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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