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
The two hero products are machines that are smaller, more capable and much more affordable than ever before … at the same time as having an ever-growing library of VR content.
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New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
The two actors, while capable on their own, are seemingly operating in two different films.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
The 1970s wasn’t a great decade for the studio, but songs like this show that Disney was still capable of creative wonder.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
Regions of intense magnetic activity known as sunspots are proliferating on the solar surface and are capable of releasing intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares that can hurtle toward Earth at the speed of light, according to NOAA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
The two actors, while capable on their own, are seemingly operating in two different films.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
The 1970s wasn’t a great decade for the studio, but songs like this show that Disney was still capable of creative wonder.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
Regions of intense magnetic activity known as sunspots are proliferating on the solar surface and are capable of releasing intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares that can hurtle toward Earth at the speed of light, according to NOAA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Common Sense Media, an online resource that provides media rating and reviews, advises that children nine and up are of a suitable audience.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Through a new partnership with the World Health Organization, St. Jude has launched a pilot program to identify suitable manufacturers and deliver effective generic forms of vital childhood cancer medicines to six countries: Ecuador, Jordan, Mongolia, Nepal, Uzbekistan and Zambia.David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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The survey by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research revealed that a majority of adults are not confident in Trump's ability to fill key positions with qualified candidates, despite his promises to shake up Washington.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Therefore, the state court concluded, the charity is not qualified to be exempt from state unemployment taxes as a religious institution.Nina Totenberg, NPR, 13 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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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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Being able to really lean into the musicality of pop right now is so exciting.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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For example, virtual try-on with shoes would be able to scale to your shoe size or someone could see how a bracelet would fall on their wrist.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Capable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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