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
Beharie’s ability to subtly emote with facial expressions and body language add complexity to an otherwise hollow Casey who at times can be frustrating to pin down and understand.
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Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
As well as striking Russian munitions storage facilities, Ukraine has also attacked on numerous occasions, targeting the energy sector to cut off Russia's ability to continue funding the war.
—Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Trump effectively ends Chevron's ability to operate in Venezuela.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
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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Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
As well as striking Russian munitions storage facilities, Ukraine has also attacked on numerous occasions, targeting the energy sector to cut off Russia's ability to continue funding the war.
—Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Trump effectively ends Chevron's ability to operate in Venezuela.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ability
Noun
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The robot is designed with high flexibility at the waist, 320° of rotation capability, and hollow joint wiring for a lightweight design with high durability and reliability.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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This week, the European Commission proposed measures for fiscal flexibility on defense spending and a plan to borrow 150 billion euros ($163 billions) to lend to EU governments for Europe-wide defense capabilities, including artillery systems, missiles and anti-drone systems.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But North Hi Mount parents say the building’s capacity is misleading.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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That should create more capacity that Nvidia could tap into down the road.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Kincaid, like all of the faculty members at FIU who spoke to the Miami Herald, sees the hollowing out of general education as political interference undermining academic freedom.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Allen Ginsberg, for instance, was a faculty member at Naropa University and co-founded the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Isabel De Vries, Leetcode Wizard’s head of marketing, told CNBC in a statement that Leetcode-style interviews fail to accurately measure engineering skills and fail to reflect actual daily engineering work.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2025
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Meghan Markle may host a series that shows off her skills in the kitchen, but apparently her husband Prince Harry isn’t a bad cook, either.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Mar. 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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His aptitude for pitching, Cotham said, was more advanced than anyone he’s known at that age.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, The Athletic: Gluck took Christopher Bell, citing the upped numbers of Toyotas on the road this year and Bell’s aptitude as an all-around racer.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Ability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ability. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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