as in capability
the physical or mental power to do something
as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk
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Recent Examples of ability
The longtime Democrat is known for his ability to win in a conservative-leaning district.
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Megan Stringer, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
Height does not indicate masculinity or the ability to provide or protect.
—Erika Ettin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Rolf and Inge no longer have the ability to manage their country house.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
The ability to feed a growing human population - in a sustainable and environmentally friendly fashion - depends on continual technological innovation and a steady stream of breakthrough ideas.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Megan Stringer, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
Height does not indicate masculinity or the ability to provide or protect.
—Erika Ettin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Rolf and Inge no longer have the ability to manage their country house.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
The ability to feed a growing human population - in a sustainable and environmentally friendly fashion - depends on continual technological innovation and a steady stream of breakthrough ideas.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for ability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ability
Noun
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The company’s mass-market brand Mona launched its first car in August with some driver-assistance capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Not everybody has capabilities to be impact players.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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LaCroix is a community capacity builder with Disability Hub MN.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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All of the Razorbacks' games are expected to be streamed in some capacity.—
Sam Lane,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For years this has been the joke among students and faculty at campuses everywhere.—
Beth Anderson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Florida lawmakers and then-Gov. Rick Scott approved the ban on people under age 21 buying rifles and other long guns after the February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 students and faculty members.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Each new hunt throws a curveball to keep things challenging while teaching you basic controls and combat skills.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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During a short but very memorable run on The Traitors season 3, Bob the Drag Queen unexpectedly opened the library to read Zac Efron's acting skills, and now the RuPaul's Drag Race star is opening the film archive to explain why.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The luxury hotel anthology series takes place in Thailand this season, with a murderer’s row of acting talent at the ready.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Keep all of the best goodies off limits, on the other hand, and the Leafs will be limited to acquiring the same kind of marginal talent — third- and fourth-liners, third-pairing defencemen — as last spring.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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In 1966, at the height of the Vietnam War, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara instituted Project 100,000, in which recruits whose aptitude had been determined to be too low to serve in the military would be admitted and sent to fight.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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But the aptitude, not to mention attitude, starts with the teaching and tone set by a one-of-a-kind force.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Ability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ability. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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