1
as in to let
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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2
as in to empower
to give official or legal power to
a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations
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Recent Examples of enable
Many of these publications are available through JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, which has enabled university libraries from around the globe to share their student newspapers dating back to the early 1900s.
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Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Its platform automates video production from live and archive footage, enabling rights holders to scale content delivery, engage fans and generate new revenue streams.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The price point of ByteDance's tools also enables many new users to turn to AI to create realistic images.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Drucker defined productivity not as doing more, but as enabling people to contribute meaningfully.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Its platform automates video production from live and archive footage, enabling rights holders to scale content delivery, engage fans and generate new revenue streams.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The price point of ByteDance's tools also enables many new users to turn to AI to create realistic images.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Drucker defined productivity not as doing more, but as enabling people to contribute meaningfully.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Unlike traditional approaches, HydroSpread lets ultrathin polymer films form directly on water, eliminating the fragile and error-prone step of transferring films from rigid surfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI’s move toward proactive assistants Pulse follows OpenAI's January introduction of Tasks, a feature that lets Plus and Pro subscribers schedule ChatGPT to perform specific actions at set times.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Inherent to our mission of empowering communities, we are dedicated to delivering essential and trusted news with a commitment to unbiased journalism.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The idea of a faculty committee empowered to vet scholarly publications for racial bias has, ineluctably, a Star Chamber vibe.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Senate late on Tuesday rejected in a 55-45 vote a 7-week stopgap funding measure supported by Republicans that would have allowed the government to continue operations.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to authorities Gibson allowed his large dogs to roam freely in the neighborhood and a neighbor’s ring camera caught footage moments after the alleged atatck.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trump has authorized the use of the National Guard there as part of a similar crackdown, along with other federal agents who are all expected to start arriving as early as this week.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before his death in 2023, Seidler had an especially close relationship with Preller and authorized previously unimaginable commitments for a smallish-market franchise.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The athlete was training to compete in this year's Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which are being held in Indonesia, and was projected to qualify for the next Summer Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Around 35 million customers will qualify for payments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Enable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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