facilitation

noun

Definition of facilitationnext
as in support
an act or instance of helping She received mostly positive feedback on her facilitation of the workshop.

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Recent Examples of facilitation The sentencing by Judge Jessica Green followed Trabue's Alford plea in July to reduced charges of second-degree manslaughter and one count of criminal facilitation of robbery. — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026 Her services include keynote speeches, panel moderation and workshop facilitation. — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 That doesn’t require elaborate facilitation techniques or hours of preparation. — Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026 The call for a tougher law-and-order approach has prompted multiple Republican states to pass laws that penalize homeless encampments or expand the facilitation of involuntary institutionalizations. — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for facilitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitation
  1. support
  2. assistance
  3. encouragement
  4. sponsorship
Noun
  • The actors Nael Nacer and Artemis Pebdani double as Haddad’s great-aunt and -uncle and parents, playing across a spectrum of discomfort and cautious support.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Its adaptable architecture supports missions including tactical logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, communications support and other mission-critical applications.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of support
Noun
  • The Hope Florida Foundation supports Hope Florida, a signature initiative of DeSantis and his wife, Casey, that has aimed to get people off government assistance by connecting them with nonprofits and churches instead.
    — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In 1867, the British government united its North American colonies to form the Canadian Confederation, in part to deter Washington from invading Canada in retaliation for London’s assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.
    — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of assistance
Noun
  • Its restrictions cover suicide and self-harm promotion, eating disorder encouragement, body shaming, non-consensual intimate imagery, harassment, and animal cruelty.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The comments are all universally positive and supportive, with followers offering prayers and words of encouragement , including former athletes such as Troy Aikman, Kenny Lofton and Teemu Selane.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of encouragement
Noun
  • The franchise also announced participation in four regional Pride celebrations and sponsorship of the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In China, India, Korea and Southeast Asia, sponsorship spending as a share of GDP trails the worldwide benchmark.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sponsorship

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“Facilitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitation. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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