capacious

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Tanizaki’s capacious tale is as intricate as origami—and the Makioka women are memorable, both as subtly drawn individuals and a collective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Theatergoers of today rarely if ever encounter the workings of a mind so capacious in its interests and abilities as his.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

“The crossword is a uniquely capacious artifact ready to absorb and recast any group’s predilections and passions into puzzle form,” he writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

“The city needs to develop a sense of using its capacious authority to maximize the welfare of its own people,” he told me.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2025

“Your father is very capacious of heart,” said Dr. Meescham.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo