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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
Water levels at both are down about 75% from peak volumes; declining water levels at Lake Mead could potentially reduce the Hoover Dam’s power generating capacity by 40% as early as this fall.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
But loving what is not yet complete is within our capacity.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
The contract description says the facility would have a capacity of up to 1,600 detainees and would include services like medical care and transportation.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Part of its appeal lies in filling knowledge gaps—particularly for those employees may not have the time or capacity to keep up with.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
But loving what is not yet complete is within our capacity.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
The contract description says the facility would have a capacity of up to 1,600 detainees and would include services like medical care and transportation.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Part of its appeal lies in filling knowledge gaps—particularly for those employees may not have the time or capacity to keep up with.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for capacity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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But with technological advancements came a new, experimental branch of the field — massive collaborations at laboratories like CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, where hundreds or even thousands of researchers with specialized skills worked together and generated huge volumes of data.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
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Despite the strength of the chicken segment, investors asked during Tyson Foods’ second-quarter earnings call if the segment’s six quarters of year-over-year volume and net sales growth was sustainable.—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2026
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Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that his forces had captured a Russian position using only drones and robots for the first time, and had conducted more than 22,000 unmanned ground missions using robots in just the first three months of 2026.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Is that enough to force Roberts into the uncomfortable position of picking one of his aces over another, like a father picking one of his sons over another?—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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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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Katy Winge has earned a bigger role on the broadcasts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Smith helped catalyze the 49ers’ historic turnaround during his rookie season in 2011 thanks to his ability to disrupt quarterbacks.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Anthropic has said Mythos represents a danger to the public because of its ability to find bugs in computer code, which could be exploited by malicious actors.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
13 June 2026
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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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During the four-month primary campaign, Raman offered withering critiques of Bass’ first term, saying the mayor failed to act with urgency on homelessness, apartment construction, street repairs and the exodus of entertainment jobs from the region.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Thomas was then promoted to the top job in March 2025, with the title of design director.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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While much attention since the fire has focused on rebuilding physical structures, Nemecek said preserving the ranch’s purpose is equally important.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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And yet, while the animals in these stories are sacrificed to selfish purpose and whim, the human characters are astonished and haunted by them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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In the Veritasium video, Humphreys speculated that the Russians may have been testing the satellites’ GPS interference capabilities only briefly on a neighboring frequency adjacent to the typical GPS band.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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Those senior bankers that sit in the financial centers that work with a client’s questions about how to manage their financial life or can’t be answered by our digital capability.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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