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capacious

[kuh-pey-shuhs] / kəˈpeɪ ʃəs /


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Like the large so-called moon jar that opens the exhibition, these capacious bowls glazed in eggshell white flaunt their foibles with wobbling edges that give character to otherwise pure forms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

The main body of the show, mounted in capacious glass cabinets, is organized around his most notable books.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

New and more capacious understandings of queerness, and growing numbers of queer and trans people, are just part of this change.

From Slate Feb. 16, 2025

It would be one thing if Amnesty issued a report calling for a more capacious definition of genocide under international law.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2024

“Sorry. I just seem to precipitously have this capacious and voluminous vocabulary at my disposal.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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