capacities

plural of capacity
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as in volumes
the largest number or amount that something can hold the seating capacity of the school auditorium is 800 people

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Recent Examples of capacities Each of the ships are designed to feel like private yachts—Windstar’s sailing ships have guest capacities of just 148 and 342 passengers for an ultra-exclusive and boutique atmosphere. Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 In deal that showcases the short story as a dominant form of source material, Netflix has picked Understudy, a hot TV package that has Steven Yeun and Phil Lord and Chris Miller attached in various capacities. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, with storage capacities ranging from 256 gigabytes to 2 terabytes. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The documentary asserts Musk has vastly overstated the capacities of Tesla vehicles, dazzling 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl and other journalists with displays of his electric cars proceeding under their own guidance, while hiding a frightening reality. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 In recent months, data center projects with potential capacities of several hundred megawatts have been announced in the country. Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 Riding on this wave of success, Xiaomi seems to be betting that these huge capacities can make their way out of niche status and into the mainstream. New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 So, this idea of gating the entire footprint of Hart Plaza and ending coolers is a way of creating safety and security and monitoring capacities and everything. Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Anything that soothes that, or gives them more-than-human capacities—that’s just unhelpful to them. Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacities
Noun
  • As a more permanent legacy, the museum has produced companion volumes for each of the three itineraries introduced in 2022, 2024, and 2026.
    Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • No additional rail volumes were being accepted Thursday, while Friday capacity was listed as very high.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This pass map shows the dangerous positions Rashford has put Shaw into with the ball (yellow arrows) — three are in the box and two are on the edge of it.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some maintain that women are just too emotional to be in positions of authority.
    Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In some instances, Indigenous nations played surprising roles as collaborators with English merchants to conduct the large-scale slave trade of Native peoples, including in the Carolinas, Utah, and even Central America.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Further forward, King and Bobb would suit No 10 roles behind the dynamic Gonzalo Garcia.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • While some via ferratas cater to expert rock climbers looking for tough challenges, Tahoe’s encourages visitors of all ages and fitness levels to try it out and test their abilities.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since the beginning of the year, Google has directed more researchers’ time and computing resources toward improving Gemini’s coding abilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    Wen Shao, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Weiss had interviewed for other jobs since his Rockies’ tenure, but got no other inquiries last winter.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond health, direct cash support boosts local economies by creating jobs and stimulating spending.
    Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Around for decades, red-light therapy has traditionally been used to treat chronic muscle and joint pain and various injuries, and has shown cosmetic benefits for skin and facial care, purposes for which it’s cleared by the FDA.
    Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • One of the Constitution’s founding purposes was to prevent change.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Those capabilities could become increasingly important as military operations move into more contested orbital environments.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In one scenario, progress at the frontier stalls and AI capabilities are widely diffused.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Capacities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacities. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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