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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3
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
The 48 megapixel camera in the premium models houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities.
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James Powel, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
These schools know that as machines handle routine cognitive tasks, distinctly human capabilities become the premium.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The drone deliveries will roll out in pilot markets before the end of this year and are part of a broader push to diversify the company's delivery capabilities beyond human couriers, vehicles, and sidewalk robots.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The package’s operational milestones over the next decade — delivering 20 million cars, achieving true self-driving capability for 10 million users, and deploying 1 million robotaxis — create guardrails against quick-fix theatrics.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
These schools know that as machines handle routine cognitive tasks, distinctly human capabilities become the premium.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The drone deliveries will roll out in pilot markets before the end of this year and are part of a broader push to diversify the company's delivery capabilities beyond human couriers, vehicles, and sidewalk robots.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The package’s operational milestones over the next decade — delivering 20 million cars, achieving true self-driving capability for 10 million users, and deploying 1 million robotaxis — create guardrails against quick-fix theatrics.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capability
Noun
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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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One possibility would be a DART-like mission designed not to deflect but to fragment the object.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shipley also cast doubt on the possibility that Homan could face any conspiracy charges.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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Universities were quickly expanding, and most lacked both the operational expertise and financial flexibility needed to meet growing housing demands.—
David J. Adelman,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Pooling their expertise in their separate artistic fields of acting and dance and wildly different life experiences, the pair built the show from scratch with the support of acting coach Susan Batson and dancer Su-Man Hsu, who was rehearsal director.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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Akyol mentioned that Williams remains focused on capturing incremental data center opportunities, targeting 6 gigawatts in total capacity, with the Socrates project constituting only 400 megawatts.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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Aid workers have said that projects resumed at a lower capacity, with significant reductions to the work being carried out.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
21 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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If our hypothetical hard salary cap comes in, teams could be given a higher budget if a percentage is assigned to homegrown talents.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The 6’1″ and 205-pound passer showcases elite processing, football IQ, and sufficient arm talent.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Flustered by the breaking stuff from Cleveland starter Gavin Williams and equally hapless against the Guardians bullpen, the Tigers did little outside of a Riley Greene home run and an RBI double from Wenceel Perez to mount an attack.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Broncos offense rarely runs the stuff right now that the Broncos defense can’t defend.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capability. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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