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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
Asian economies were already wary of China’s excess capacity, with several countries imposing anti-dumping duties to safeguard local manufacturing production, even before the roll-out of Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Now imagine all that generating capacity approved by relevant agencies but turned back by the courts under NEPA because the agencies had not sufficiently considered the indirect effects of unrelated projects outside their jurisdiction.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
As the President is clearly aware, adversaries like China are preparing to surpass the United States in nuclear power capacity, rapidly building reactors while forming a strong base of expertise to improve their nuclear technology.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
This lowers physical obstructions, boosts stability, and even opens the door to higher memory capacities.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Now imagine all that generating capacity approved by relevant agencies but turned back by the courts under NEPA because the agencies had not sufficiently considered the indirect effects of unrelated projects outside their jurisdiction.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
As the President is clearly aware, adversaries like China are preparing to surpass the United States in nuclear power capacity, rapidly building reactors while forming a strong base of expertise to improve their nuclear technology.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
This lowers physical obstructions, boosts stability, and even opens the door to higher memory capacities.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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These fuels generate more revenue than crude oil on a per-unit volume basis and have remained a key source of cash for Russia’s war economy.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Despite various projections calling for a contraction in global container volumes for the year, Hapag-Lloyd revised its outlook upward from its previous flat growth forecast on the back of the recent uptick, projecting global container demand to increase 4 percent.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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Its largest position, G Mining Ventures Inc., a Canadian firm that explores for precious metals, has nearly doubled year to date.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The adults-only Lake Austin Spa Resort takes full advantage of its position on the water reservoir, created by a dam on the Colorado River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Though she's been a part of some of the entire franchise's most epic confrontations and conflagrations, Smiley, who proposed to Rossi in 2013, has played an arguably even more pivotal role in shaping the course of the Housewives' oldest installment.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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Sociodemographic influences Empirical data suggest sociodemographic factors play a significant role in air rage incidents.—
Milad Haghani,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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So just months before the restaurant’s 2021 opening, he was placed on house arrest—and saw his empire of sober-living homes crumble and his ability to obtain new business licenses blocked because of his felony conviction.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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Consumers that do not want to be contacted have the ability to limit or eliminate advertising.—
Julian Canete,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
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Live data, including traffic, weather and carrier congestion, provided and analyzed by AI in seconds, enables logistics managers to use these insights to effectively reroute shipments and reassign loads, which ultimately minimizes disruption.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Monday, June 9 Expect loads of coverage as Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the keynote address scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
8 June 2025
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The front camera did a fine job of taking this selfie of my dog in low light.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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The unemployment rate is hovering at just over 4%, and employers have added a solid number of jobs each month.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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The unusually large influx of immigrants in detention meant a backlog was created at the office in Burlington, causing people arrested on an immigration violation to be held for days in a facility unequipped for the purpose, according to lawyers for the detainees.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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While these measures aim to increase efficiency and reduce unnecessary costs by eliminating administrative burdens, DEI may have served a crucial purpose in enhancing VA services to its underserved veteran communities.—
Cristina Johnson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Building a highly connected organization where roadmaps are reflective of broader cross-functional requirements is necessary to deliver capabilities faster and with quality. - Mo Trezies, Euna Solutions 18.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Musk and his fans on Wall Street are convinced that Tesla will soon explode in value due to its AV capabilities and future robotaxi service, largely because self-driving robotaxis can operate more hours in a day than human driver.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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