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as in to let
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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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
This would enable the energy production of the equivalent of 16 additional fully functioning solar power plants at night, in addition to all the solar power plants that function normally during the day.
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Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Advancing not stifling creativity Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music-sample marketplace Splice, delivered the next toast, which honored human creativity and emphasized the importance of technology that enables rather than restricts it.
—Zoe Corbyn, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Advancing not stifling creativity Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music-sample marketplace Splice, delivered the next toast, which honored human creativity and emphasized the importance of technology that enables rather than restricts it.
—Zoe Corbyn, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enable
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Simons didn’t let a lack of minutes early in his career ruin his spirit.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Isan Elba Isan Elba let her hair down on the pink carpet.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Another measure is meant to empower communities to redevelop vacant properties into housing, creating an opt-in tax incentive to incentivize redevelopment of vacant or abandoned one-to-four family homes for use as affordable homeownership or rental housing.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Through his music, Carrillo transforms personal anguish into empowering anthems, elevating moments of silence into rich, melodic soundscapes and celebrating the beauty of struggle itself.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the end, Krantz added, adopting a more strategic approach ultimately benefits customers, allowing companies to use their time and money more effectively by learning from the successes of others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft robotic skin that allows vine-like robots just a few millimeters wide to navigate tight and fragile environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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You are not legally authorized to possess any native wild birds or mammals.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The grand jury ultimately voted to indict Comey on two of three charges sought by Halligan related to Comey's 2020 congressional testimony regarding the FBI's Russia probe and whether Comey authorized leaks of anonymous information to the media.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
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For England, Kane scored his 75th and 76th international goals against Latvia on Tuesday as Thomas Tuchel’s side became the first team in Europe to qualify for next summer’s World Cup.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Duffy significantly restricted who can qualify for those licenses last month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Enable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enable. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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