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as in position
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 role
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 ability
the physical or mental power to do something
not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math
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Recent Examples of capacity
Who would want to stop us from having compute capacity to develop AI?
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The significance is not lost on Schoenbrun, making their first-ever trip to the festival as a director — after previously attending a decade ago in a very different capacity.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
In addition to export growth, some automakers, including BYD, have also been expanding production capacity abroad by building factories in regions such as Europe and Latin America.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The capacity of the unit varies depending on the virus and how much waste needs to be processed, Hewlett said.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The significance is not lost on Schoenbrun, making their first-ever trip to the festival as a director — after previously attending a decade ago in a very different capacity.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
In addition to export growth, some automakers, including BYD, have also been expanding production capacity abroad by building factories in regions such as Europe and Latin America.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The capacity of the unit varies depending on the virus and how much waste needs to be processed, Hewlett said.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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Roseberry’s work privileges spectacle—volume, gold, anatomical exaggeration—where Schiaparelli’s shock lay in wit and displacement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Coffey said the system operators can tell through the volume going through the system that Oakland County residents are heeding the voluntary restrictions.—
Nicholas Lentz,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The position is modeled after a similar concierge role in the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The idea of a managerial change in October if Liverpool stick with Slot through the off-season feels ominous, because a couple of poor early results will bring back the negativity currently engulfing the club and his position will become untenable.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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This role gives him the opportunity to explore different departments before eventually committing to a specialty.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Timber Creek coach Reggie Cox is hoping eighth-grader Connor Mullins, who is expected to join the team in August, can step into the role.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Furthermore, by the state recognizing that human life exists inside the womb, the ability to buy, sell, discard, or kill children diminishes.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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This basic outline is similar in scope to Apollo 9, a 1969 mission in which a three-astronaut crew spent 10 days testing the spacecraft’s ability to land on the moon from the comfort of low-Earth orbit.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
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With that kind of volume, even small per-load savings translate to real money over a year.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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What to know about DIY laundry detergent Most recipes call for ½ to 1 cup per full load.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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His dad, inspired by Barker, recently quit his job as a psychiatric nurse practitioner to become a full-time screenwriter.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The anchor was there to do a job and was being as professional as can be, and that wasn't necessarily reciprocated.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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For all intents and purposes, the bulk of the offseason acquisition for the Dallas Cowboys is wrapped up.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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The board’s ouster comes amid a purge of independent scientific and research groups whose purpose is to advise the federal government’s science and health policies.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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Agentic capabilities and new telemetry will make this easier over time, but the importance of defining success metrics and mapping early indicators to those that show up later will remain critical.—
Katy George,
Time,
11 May 2026
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Even engineers in Steve’s own department argued that the project lay beyond their capabilities.—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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