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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 Islamic Republic has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to project and absorb pain.
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Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Yamagami had spotted a listing for some kind of Church event that would be held in an auditorium with a capacity of two thousand.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Like any superyacht, Lamima has the capacity to undertake unique missions on an hourly basis.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
If a cross did come in, one of the midfielders would drop into the back line, helping with Villa’s capacity to clear danger.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Yamagami had spotted a listing for some kind of Church event that would be held in an auditorium with a capacity of two thousand.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Like any superyacht, Lamima has the capacity to undertake unique missions on an hourly basis.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
If a cross did come in, one of the midfielders would drop into the back line, helping with Villa’s capacity to clear danger.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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Stir to combine, then add fennel (pan will be very full) and cook, occasionally turning fennel with a heatproof rubber spatula, until broth is simmering and fennel has reduced in volume slightly, 6–8 minutes.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ketter said the volume of traffic temporarily overwhelmed DreamHaven's website.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The looming departures add pressure to an industry already contending with 350,000 open positions — a shortfall that’s expected to grow in coming years as the nation ages.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Former detainees and human rights organizations have documented systematic torture and severe abuses inside the facility, including beatings, electric shocks, suspension by limbs, prolonged stress positions and other degrading treatment.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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What role did the press play in legitimizing American action in the Spanish American War and also bringing it to an end?—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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While working in a technical sales role at Amazon, Hua noticed that this same gap between IQ and EQ was a challenge for many people.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The outages have affected Anastasia’s work, hampering her ability to respond to clients via messaging apps.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Departing San Jose and taking a plane straight to Phoenix, the Boise State basketball team was keen on putting to rest some of the questions surrounding its ability and ceiling.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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Guo says the approach can be scaled up to much larger sizes suitable for load-bearing platforms.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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There are loads of cool details hidden throughout the set, too, with refuelling pipes and a moving bridge that connects the tower to the Orion module.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Joseph, a couple of these jobs look like dead ends anyway.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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That should also decrease the likelihood of mass layoffs or displacement, giving workers a chance to find jobs elsewhere.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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In a consumer environment growing increasingly skeptical, leading with purpose and transparency builds trust and authority that will compound over time.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a prepared speech, Kristi Noem lied about the events, claiming Alex Pretti approached agents with a firearm, and that Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, came for the sole purpose of murder.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The scrutiny from the EU comes after Grok sparked a global backlash by allowing users, through its AI image generation and editing capabilities, to undress people, putting women and girls in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Chinese competitors like DeepSeek have demonstrated that technical capabilities can be matched quickly.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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