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real estates

noun

plural of real estate
as in capacities
the largest number or amount that something can hold the enormous difference in real estate between a high-definition disk and one in standard definition

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  1. capacities
  2. volumes
Noun
  • That includes supporting candidates while acting in their official capacities.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But this target will require sustained political will across multiple election cycles, as well as institutional capacities that do not yet fully exist.
    — JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of capacities
Noun
  • Braun writes that popular volumes included Bibles, farming and health manuals, biographies, and fiction.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Set on 15 acres just outside Zion National Park, the home is made up of five distinct volumes that follow the contours of the site.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of volumes
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“Real estates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/real%20estates. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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