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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
The company believes its CPUs deliver more than two times the performance per rack versus x86 CPUs, which the company thinks can deliver up to $10 billion in capital expenditure savings per GW of AI data center capacity.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The material’s standout feature is its capacity for rapid, reversible assembly controlled by vibrational patterns.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
That is equivalent to more than three times the capacity of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the continent’s largest hydropower project, The Wire China noted.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This is the third flight of the cargo Dragon that will be outfitted with reboost capacity for the International Space Station for the first time.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The material’s standout feature is its capacity for rapid, reversible assembly controlled by vibrational patterns.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
That is equivalent to more than three times the capacity of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the continent’s largest hydropower project, The Wire China noted.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This is the third flight of the cargo Dragon that will be outfitted with reboost capacity for the International Space Station for the first time.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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How to style cowboy boots with a button-up Experiment with volume and dimension by styling cowboy boots with a pleated midi skirt and an oversized button-up.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
20 Apr. 2026
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To date, nearly 400 businesses and institutions, from retailers, universities, hotels and healthcare facilities to apartment property managers, now partner with the program, ensuring that even large volumes of mattresses are kept out of landfills.—
Dan McGowan,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Jayson happened to be playing the same position as them.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Members of the National Guard took up position inside the building as people were allowed to leave but not reenter.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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The role of the head coach is to provide their players with new solutions and the confidence to execute them.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Wilson is also an actress, with roles on Yellowstone and in the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
22 Apr. 2026
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Is there a better gift to future generations than the ability to see the universe, dream and be inspired again?—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Maxey and George have had to carry almost all of Philadelphia’s offensive responsibility, and the 76ers desperately need Embiid’s ability to create offense and gravity in half-court situations.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But recruitment staff feel an addition is required to cope with the load of Champions League football.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Pollen clings to hair, skin and clothing — skipping the post-school clothing change can actually triple indoor pollen load, per A-Z Pediatrics’ allergy toolkit.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.—
Kendall Staton,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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And really got to that and did a nice job of mixing the four-seamer, the two-seamer.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Princess Elizabeth and her family toured the Sandringham Park grounds, which were being used for agricultural purposes to contribute to the war efforts, in August 1943.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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William West | Afp | Getty Images Shares in Japan's largest defense company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries climbed nearly 4% Monday after the country finalized an agreement with Australia for building three general purpose frigates.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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But overall, humanoid robots still have a long way to go in demonstrating their capability to operate in complex and sometimes chaotic environments.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fang Qian, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of its GPS program, said this satellite will feature anti-jam capability that’s eight times stronger and three times more accurate than the legacy spacecraft on orbit today.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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