as in to ease
to free from obstruction or difficulty
several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area
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Recent Examples of facilitate
The firm helps athletes, teams and leagues grow—and eventually cash in on—their overseas fanbases, with organizing tours and activations, facilitating sponsorships, local social media accounts and region-specific content.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Proxies are services such as virtual private networks, or VPNs, that people use to conceal their identity, often to facilitate abuse or manipulation on Wikipedia.
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Ryan McGrady,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
New York — The family of a Missouri teenager is suing Snapchat parent company Snap, claiming the social media platform facilitated her rape as a 12-year-old.
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Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
With affordable housing now hard to find in both red and blue states, representatives on both sides of the aisle committed to facilitating the growth of the housing supply.
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Eleni N. Gage,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Proxies are services such as virtual private networks, or VPNs, that people use to conceal their identity, often to facilitate abuse or manipulation on Wikipedia.
—
Ryan McGrady,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
New York — The family of a Missouri teenager is suing Snapchat parent company Snap, claiming the social media platform facilitated her rape as a 12-year-old.
—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
With affordable housing now hard to find in both red and blue states, representatives on both sides of the aisle committed to facilitating the growth of the housing supply.
—
Eleni N. Gage,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
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While promoting Cape Fear on the SmartLess podcast, Adams told the story of saving a man’s life in Santa Monica.
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Supporters of Amendment 3 have used Thursday’s court ruling to promote the new amendment.
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Kyle Schwarber is threatening home run records, even as pitching continues to improve.
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Jupiter enters your 6th House of Work and Health, encouraging kinder routines that improve well-being and lighten daily tasks.
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In the bond market, Treasury yields eased with oil prices.
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May said the venue change helped ease some of the tension.
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This may help simplify matters if questions arise about which funds in the account are exempt from collection efforts.
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In my assessment, meaningful reforms focus on empowering registers of deeds to substantively review suspicious documents before recording them; simplifying and expediting quiet title proceedings; and expanding civil remedies so victims can recover the costs associated with clearing their title.
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Harpring says the city is using smaller fireworks than in previous years and has added additional staff to assist with safety, a decision made after a 10-acre fire broke out in the city earlier this year.
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Royals catcher Carter Jensen made a pair of strong throws to assist Lugo on the mound.
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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