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
With generative AI’s ability to create new content learned from training data, CSU is working to ensure students in the nation’s largest and most diverse public university system have equitable access to the technology.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Bright spots in our nation’s ability to address this crisis are few.
—Kevin Fagan, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Comments The Voice has proved to be a massively successful format worldwide, allowing eager singers from dozens of countries to show off their vocal abilities.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
McIlroy credited his ability not to get flustered with himself and to strategically work his way around an iconic course where Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Tiger Woods have won the U.S. Open.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Bright spots in our nation’s ability to address this crisis are few.
—Kevin Fagan, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Comments The Voice has proved to be a massively successful format worldwide, allowing eager singers from dozens of countries to show off their vocal abilities.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
McIlroy credited his ability not to get flustered with himself and to strategically work his way around an iconic course where Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Tiger Woods have won the U.S. Open.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ability
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Because Buzzfeed didn’t have the production capabilities to take the story on, NBCUniversal evp Smith paired the publication with Maxine.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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As a general rule of thumb, Adidas jackets that utilize polyester or nylon tend to boast the highest moisture-wicking capability.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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On the flip side, the shoulders have an incredible capacity for multiplanar function, offering a great deal of flexibility and range of motion.—
Matt Parrott,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Classroom capacities, historical trends and demographic shifts all can change the makeup of a school’s student population.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Nathan, along with many of his classmates and some of Stan’s fellow faculty members, is understandably suspicious of Stan’s motives.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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In addition, several academic departments and majors are being eliminated and dozens of faculty members are being laid off to address a budget deficit of nearly $24 million.—
Mercury News staff and wire reports,
The Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2025
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These projects teach employable skills that recruiters look for on resumes. Participation in quantitative finance competitions and data challenges.—
Brianna Kamienski,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Learning a skill in the architectural field may open new doors to success.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2025
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Despite his talent, Marcus Jordan chose not to pursue a professional basketball career and instead focused on business.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Octagon, the sports and entertainment talent agency, has promoted Alyssa Romano to chief marketing officer of its talent and properties division.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman became the first Black coach to reach the championship game, an overdue development reflective of circumstances, opportunity and Freeman’s own aptitude.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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This soldier’s already showing plenty of aptitude for the spy lifestyle.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2024
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“Ability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ability. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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