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capacious

[kuh-pey-shuhs] / kəˈpeɪ ʃəs /


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Normally, Colorado case law takes a relatively capacious view of how a crime’s “gravity” should be measured.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

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

Designed to fit comfortably under your shoulder, the capacious interior is unlined, so everything from your water bottle to your car keys can bask in Italian craftsmanship.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

Constitution, may be her best yet, a capacious work that lands at the right moment, like a life buoy, as our ship of state takes on water.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Clever modernizations of old Colonial manses, extensions in Victorian wood, capacious Greek Revival temples lined the street, as impressive and just as forbid ding as ever.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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