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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
This assumes full success of Starship, as much of SPCX's launch capacity will be used internally and Falcon 9 will sunset as Starship progresses.
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 June 2026
The leadership team aimed to protect the product roadmap and innovation capacity, while directing most reductions to G&A, sales and marketing, and corporate functions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Now, the 300-capacity, independent venue will temporarily shut down, with plans to reopen in October under musician Cris Jacobs, a Baltimore native, and Rising Sun Presents, an event production company based in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Monday's Cubadebate report also stated that about 1,400 megawatts of generating capacity are offline because of shortages of diesel and fuel oil for smaller power plants.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 June 2026
The leadership team aimed to protect the product roadmap and innovation capacity, while directing most reductions to G&A, sales and marketing, and corporate functions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Now, the 300-capacity, independent venue will temporarily shut down, with plans to reopen in October under musician Cris Jacobs, a Baltimore native, and Rising Sun Presents, an event production company based in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Monday's Cubadebate report also stated that about 1,400 megawatts of generating capacity are offline because of shortages of diesel and fuel oil for smaller power plants.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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Higher gold prices, rather than sales volume, drove the jump.—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Even sophisticated players told me that Griffin’s hedge fund must benefit from Citadel Securities’ trading data, and that Citadel Securities must profit from the hedge fund’s trading volumes.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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For now, that position is the outfield, despite what presents another tricky situation given the Red Sox already have four big-league outfielders.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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The Big Ten championship win over Ohio State, highlighted by his 15 of 23 passing for 222 yards and a touchdown, cemented his position as the betting favorite in multiple sportsbooks.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Australian actors Amelia Zadro and Caspar Hardakar play supporting roles as Kotori and Charmerae respectively.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Prior to Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, George Lazenby and Sean Connery also played the role of the famed super spy, based on the character in Ian Fleming's books.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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With more than 4,100 career rushing yards, Williams brings experience and the ability to convert in short-yardage situations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the years since Sam, Kaylee, and Basso were born, scientists have gained the astonishing ability to make changes to a person’s DNA.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Clean energy should not mean a 140-mile transmission corridor cutting through sensitive landscapes when less destructive options may exist closer to the load center north of San Onofre.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Wedding tents have multiple jobs during a celebration.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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Thank you to the local authorities for being so professional and doing their job with class.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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That purpose might come from family, work, creativity, advocacy, faith or friendships.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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The company added that Atlas’s athletic feats, including handstands and backflips, serve a practical purpose by helping develop balance, agility, slip recovery, and endurance needed for real-world industrial environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Once a specialized capability, AI is now being seamlessly integrated into systems and embedded in nearly every domain.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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By pairing decades of experience with advanced technologies and open architecture systems, Lockheed Martin is helping create defense capabilities that can adapt, improve, and deploy with speed.—
Paid Content by Lockheed Martin,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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