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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
High-capacity cloud storage typically comes with recurring costs, especially at the multi-terabyte level.
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
In the past decade, Hoboken has installed two more high-capacity pumps in low-lying neighborhoods and begun adding storm gates and floodwalls.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The facility plans to deliver 300 megawatts and 1,200 megawatt-hours of storage capacity — enough electricity to power about 385,000 homes for four hours during peak demand periods.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
The festival grounds expanded 20 acres and Coachella boosted capacity from 99,000 to 125,000 people.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
In the past decade, Hoboken has installed two more high-capacity pumps in low-lying neighborhoods and begun adding storm gates and floodwalls.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The facility plans to deliver 300 megawatts and 1,200 megawatt-hours of storage capacity — enough electricity to power about 385,000 homes for four hours during peak demand periods.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
The festival grounds expanded 20 acres and Coachella boosted capacity from 99,000 to 125,000 people.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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But traffic volumes remain at a fraction of pre-war levels, with an average of 20 million barrels of crude oil and products transiting through per day in 2025.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sales volume also dipped slightly, with 750 homes sold this February compared to 761 last year.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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The team was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position before Caballero’s eighth-inning double.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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These travel résumés detail everything from a client’s board positions to whether they’re accompanied by young, noisy children or less-disruptive older teens.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Charlotte exhibition will work in tandem to promote other sites and museums highlighting the Carolinas’ role in the Revolutionary War.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Kendall, as usual, played multiple roles.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dispensaries on tribal land were the first to open because of their sovereignty and ability to make their own rules.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The day-long prohibition came less than a week after Middle District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell issued an order expanding Alligator Alcatraz detainees’ access to their lawyers and their ability to use phones at the remote pop-up facility.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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If too many load-bearing cards are taken away, the tower crumbles and the overall transportation quality tanks, Goodwin said.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Just as important, these shows let art fans size up the job curators are doing on their behalf.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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State officials have a chance to signal that California is serious about keeping job creators here, not driving them out.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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What's new is using criminal prosecutors for partisan purposes -- and there's no quotes about that in the case.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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That is leading people to lean on their faith for meaning and purpose.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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But these tools frequently oversimplify human capability and fail to capture actual potential.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
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About four years ago, China built its own sophisticated space station, called Tiangong, a dramatic demonstration of its human spaceflight capability.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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