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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
Their revolutionary ideas about communal love were rooted in radically changing how people relate to one another and the programs inspired by these ideals demonstrated the profound capacity of collective care and solidarity.
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Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The Center of Hope, located on Spratt Street, has a capacity of 287 beds and can accommodate up to 330 during bad weather, when people live in the dining area or classrooms, Burns said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
The series has the capacity to become a global, returnable franchise, with subsequent seasons focusing on different icons from around the skate world.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
LaCroix is a community capacity builder with Disability Hub MN.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The Center of Hope, located on Spratt Street, has a capacity of 287 beds and can accommodate up to 330 during bad weather, when people live in the dining area or classrooms, Burns said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
The series has the capacity to become a global, returnable franchise, with subsequent seasons focusing on different icons from around the skate world.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
LaCroix is a community capacity builder with Disability Hub MN.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
Noun
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And it's also helped offer some other options to take some of the volume of passengers out of some places that may have a little difficulty managing their tourism flows.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Of course, centuries of bizarre medical solutions have proven that a small volume of patients can seemingly recover from almost any condition regardless of whatever crackpot solution is administered.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Feb. 2025
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Lutnick, 63, was a key player during Trump's political transition, working to help fill some 4,000 political positions in the federal government.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Runners kept moving around and being put in scoring positions.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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She's got a handful of credits to her name, including a role in Sister Act 2, which also starred Goldberg.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Late Friday night, the Trump administration, as part of its push to modernize the government with software, laid off roughly 90 people from the General Services Administration—all federal technologists whose role was to modernize the government with software.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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Read More: How Climate Change Will Affect the Seasons The firings, which are expected to continue in the coming days, have sparked outrage among experts and lawmakers, who warn that such cuts could severely hamper NOAA's ability to respond to the increasing severity of weather events.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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That means Aiden has a slightly larger window of time than most children, but his disease is still progressing and stealing his abilities from him.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is because teams test with different fuel loads and tire compounds, and some might even engage in sandbagging—a tactic where drivers deliberately lap slower to keep their true pace and potential under wraps to divert attention from certain features on the car or dodge unnecessary hype.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Craving more assists from Tyler McGhie to balance the load?—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Linking the robots was a job of magnets that could rotate to maintain adhesion regardless of their orientation.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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There are no term limits, no board, and it is considered a job for life.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Liang’s vast, all-consuming solitude pierces through each of these phases, as does his unfulfilled yen for presence and purpose: Though this particular island time slips and stretches and swerves back and forth, no clear future ever materializes for him.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Social recognition is written by employees who are eager to shout to the rooftops about their colleagues – with the express purpose of sharing it.—
Eric Mosley,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The array should be able to bounce laser light back at any orbiting or incoming spacecraft – a vital capability that will provide a permanent reference point on the lunar surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Leap provides location sourcing, store design, construction, staffing, management and marketing support along with Simon, as well as technology capabilities that help with the store operations.—
David Moin,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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