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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
Second, streaming must be adaptive to accommodate differences in users’ devices and internet capabilities.
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Chetan Jaiswal, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
His signature moment so far was the White House meeting two months ago where Trump and Vice President Vance berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian president had not shown enough gratitude for U.S. aid and was overestimating Ukraine's military capabilities.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 1 May 2025
Crucially, this emerging capability to emulate human thought–like behaviors does not confirm or discredit chatbot consciousness.
—Susan Schneider, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
For engineering leaders, the imperative is clear: Foster these capabilities within your teams now, or risk falling behind organizations that do.
—Drew Naukam, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Chetan Jaiswal, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
His signature moment so far was the White House meeting two months ago where Trump and Vice President Vance berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian president had not shown enough gratitude for U.S. aid and was overestimating Ukraine's military capabilities.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 1 May 2025
Crucially, this emerging capability to emulate human thought–like behaviors does not confirm or discredit chatbot consciousness.
—Susan Schneider, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
For engineering leaders, the imperative is clear: Foster these capabilities within your teams now, or risk falling behind organizations that do.
—Drew Naukam, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capability
Noun
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But play-offs for the third and final Champions League qualification place might work.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Fans rally behind Max Homa's Majors qualification As soon as news of Homa's resurgence spread, social media buzzed with reactions.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Far more recently, Quakers sued the federal government earlier this year over immigration agents' ability to make arrests at houses of worship.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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More recently, Quakers sued the federal government this year over federal immigration agents’ ability to make arrests at houses of worship.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Prima thought about the possibility that there was a person in the world—perhaps Ruth was this person or would someday be this person—for whom Prima’s name was this kind of talisman.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Moscow and Kyiv haven’t even entertained the idea of a ceasefire since the opening months of the conflict, with both viewing total victory as the only possibility.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Before the big day, come equipped with must-know moving expertise from real estate pros.—
Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Give your audience a reason to feel connected to you beyond your professional expertise.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The Pattersons called an ambulance to take them to a hospital, while Simon Patterson took the Wilkinsons to another hospital, because of capacity issues.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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The warmer has a 20-liter tub capacity and accommodates up to two oversized bath towels, robes, a throw blanket, PJs and more.—
Nora Colomer
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2 May 2025
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As Pluto retrogrades in Aquarius, the potential for shocking revelations is at its peak.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Putting any more pressure on myself won’t help me to extract more potential out of myself.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The literary character and his team combine their talents to investigate the root causes of patients' dilemmas, with each episode mixing medical and mystery.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Either way, landing this pick is their best chance to add another high-level talent to their current core.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Here’s the really good news among the bad critical vulnerability disclosure stuff: there is no patch to install, no updates to deploy, and no action required by the user at all.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The audience load-in playlist for my Baby J Tour was a lot of Delfonics, Spinners, Thom Bell-adjacent stuff.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capability. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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