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as in qualification
a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities
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2
as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching
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as in possibility
something that can develop or become actual
there are great capabilities in the property, either as a bed-and-breakfast or as a private home
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Recent Examples of capability
Taylor Hill | Getty Images Apple announced on Monday plans to invest more than $500 billion in the U.S. in an effort to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Gaza will be purged, and its combat capability will be dismantled.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Canucks are still well aware of Demko’s capabilities as a difference-maker, and believe strongly in his upside and ability to bounce back from the injuries that have limited him this season.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Gaza will be purged, and its combat capability will be dismantled.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Canucks are still well aware of Demko’s capabilities as a difference-maker, and believe strongly in his upside and ability to bounce back from the injuries that have limited him this season.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capability
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Address missing qualifications in your cover letter or interview by highlighting relevant experience.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The district’s architectural firm Studio GC Architecture + Interiors of Chicago analyzed the bids and qualifications of the bidders and recommended that the contract for the roofing improvements project be awarded to Malcor Roofing.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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But human physicians can also be overconfident in their reasoning abilities, and may wrongly ignore correct diagnoses offered by patients, non-physician health workers or AI systems.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Guided by experienced faculty and industry mentors, students demonstrate their abilities and learn about styling, marketing, event planning and production, visuals, industry relations, among other things.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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In March, a California Judge will decide whether to commute the brothers sentences' of life in prison without the possibility of parole, potentially paving the way for their release.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Gilmore said that could be a possibility and suggested someone from the city would ask the company owners.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Providing the culinary expertise will be Kogi chef Roy Choi as well as chef and author Alice Waters, among others.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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This requirement is premised on the idea that agencies left to their own devices will not elevate expertise in their decision making.—
James Broughel,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Our hospitals are operating nearly full, which, in turn, creates capacity management challenges.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
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Improve Your Decision-Making One unique element of embracing your authentic self that Gomo cites is its potential to improve your decision-making.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, this model opens the door for Macmillan to participate further along in the content creation process, which creates more opportunity and profit potential for authors.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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With his calm demeanor and distinctive baritone, Biggie exhibited a rare talent for painting pictures with his bars, delivering a complex rhyme scheme of double entendres and metaphors that has kept him on the Mount Rushmore of rap for any true connoisseur of the genre.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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This team is made up of a ton of young talent and it's worked out well on the court.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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After Painter, Chace owns the most dazzling stuff in the Phillies’ farm system.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The weirdest stuff in the movie belongs to Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard’s roles as Christmas angels who narrate the story and get into some hi-jinks on the side.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capability. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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