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as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
served in the capacity of the network's White House correspondent for a year
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as in roles
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
offered advice in his capacity as a lawyer
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as in abilities
the physical or mental power to do something
not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math
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Recent Examples of capacities
While Meghan hasn't had an acting role in eight years, she's been in front of the camera in other capacities.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles International Airport, the world’s eighth-busiest airport that served more than 75 million guests in 2023, will be forced to cut its flight capacities starting Friday.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
However, excessive amounts of milk were found instead to be associated with poorer memory capacities.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In brief – Atlantic thermal capacities, a Gulf Stream, six stable air masses, including (something of a future issue) polar.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Out of necessity, Wheeler worked to keep weight down within the Tesla's capacities.
—New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
LaVert Murray Murray has worked for the Unified Government in varying capacities, including decades on its economic development team before becoming an advisor during Garner’s administration.
—Sofi Zeman
october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Laboratory testing capacities at the CDC and expert guidance to analyze local trends may also be hampered during the shutdown, experts say.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Many are choosing to work in more flexible capacities for longer and viewing retirement less as a full stop and more as a transition to new frontiers, including philanthropy, advisory roles, and entrepreneurship.
—Alex Ohnona, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles International Airport, the world’s eighth-busiest airport that served more than 75 million guests in 2023, will be forced to cut its flight capacities starting Friday.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
However, excessive amounts of milk were found instead to be associated with poorer memory capacities.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In brief – Atlantic thermal capacities, a Gulf Stream, six stable air masses, including (something of a future issue) polar.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Out of necessity, Wheeler worked to keep weight down within the Tesla's capacities.
—New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
LaVert Murray Murray has worked for the Unified Government in varying capacities, including decades on its economic development team before becoming an advisor during Garner’s administration.
—Sofi Zeman
october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Laboratory testing capacities at the CDC and expert guidance to analyze local trends may also be hampered during the shutdown, experts say.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Many are choosing to work in more flexible capacities for longer and viewing retirement less as a full stop and more as a transition to new frontiers, including philanthropy, advisory roles, and entrepreneurship.
—Alex Ohnona, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacities
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The map displays the 40 airports required by the FAA to reduce flights, which are primarily major airports in large cities with high volumes of air traffic.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Because shares of passive funds are bought and sold as a full package, at enormous volumes, the stocks within the funds move up or down together — rather than because one company or industry is thriving or struggling.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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These cuts mean reducing supply budgets in most departments, delaying the purchase of new math curriculum and Chromebooks, freezing hiring for nonclassroom positions and canceling contract agreements that will not disrupt operations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As advocates have pointed out, these qualifiers are vague enough that they could be wielded against anyone who expresses their sexuality or defies traditional gender roles.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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Jobs that engineer participation and price proximity to human time will keep their value; roles built solely on repetition will not.—
Neel Somani,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of the benchmarks examined in the analysis measure specific skills, like Russian or Arabic language abilities, while other benchmarks measure more general capabilities, like spatial reasoning and continual learning.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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More importantly for his storytelling abilities, Adams is a fluent liar.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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In response, some advocates have called for the government to support the industry — which accounted for around 1% of the US workforce in the latest census — with hundreds of thousands losing their jobs in recent years.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Congress now appears poised to reopen the government and restart pay ‒ including back pay ‒ for controllers, some of whom took second jobs during the shutdown.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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These innovations can be used for a variety of purposes, including assisting humans with tasks, conducting research, or performing dangerous or tedious jobs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The current policy, last revised in 2010, allows students to possess electronic devices during the school day but prohibits their use unless approved for educational purposes.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The company successfully showcased that the high-end electronic warfare (EW) capabilities can be integrated in a compact, modular package.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Luch/Olymp 2 appears designed primarily to sustain those capabilities rather than expand them.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Capacities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacities. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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