as in suitable
having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance
a capable and efficient editor
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Recent Examples of capable
And the diversity and specificity of nuance of which his body is capable, after more than thirty-five years of professional dancing, are amazing. . . .
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Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
The big picture: The reality that Musk is capable of turning his political influence into action suggests that investors have been right to believe that his companies will benefit from a Trump administration and Republican Congress.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Yasuke is more capable in combat as part of the samurai order, while Naoe runs into trouble when facing four or five adversaries at once.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the eruption triggered a pyroclastic density current—a scorching flow of ash, debris, and rocks capable of obliterating everything in its path.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
The big picture: The reality that Musk is capable of turning his political influence into action suggests that investors have been right to believe that his companies will benefit from a Trump administration and Republican Congress.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Yasuke is more capable in combat as part of the samurai order, while Naoe runs into trouble when facing four or five adversaries at once.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the eruption triggered a pyroclastic density current—a scorching flow of ash, debris, and rocks capable of obliterating everything in its path.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capable
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Curiously, only a few years per decade are, or at least historically were, deemed suitable enough to meet the quality levels associated with Vintage Port.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Fish bowls can house a small arrangement of miniatures or one compact-growing specimen, and standard fish tanks are also suitable.Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Newark Land Bank Housing Choice Voucher Conversion Program allows qualified recipients to use their vouchers and down payment assistance to purchase single family homes.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Ensure the qualified individual reports to the board.Michelle Drolet, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Still, the state supreme court this month ruled his attorneys had failed to prove that anything has changed since the inmate was deemed competent.Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Acevedo’s attorney Gabrielle Sansonetti then argued strenuously that Acevedo has been diagnosed with dementia and is not competent to testify reliably.Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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Soon, nostalgics will be able to peruse Nokia’s visual history online.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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At any time, and especially in a crisis, companies need to be able to see: Which materials and goods are under threat?Sin To, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Capable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capable. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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