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to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it
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to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition
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Recent Examples of abetted
Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Stage one is often abetted by venture capital, as in the case of Uber, which in its early days kept its ride prices artificially low.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, my attempts to live in the moment, even those abetted by meditation, have felt squishy, uncertain, and evasive.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
The book details the investigation into a string of unsolved killings in and around the special operations base, revealing a network of narco-trafficking conspiracies that corrupt police abetted and the military covered up.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
The book reveals a network of drug trafficking conspiracies that corrupt police abetted and that the military covered up.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The culture of criticism, abetted by new technology, isn’t going away.
—Big Think, 13 Aug. 2025
Being successful in America, according to Part II, inherently means becoming the bad guy, and Francis Ford Coppola mourns that fact, abetted by arguably Pacino’s finest, most sorrowful performance as a man who sells every bit of his soul to maintain his power.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The result plays well moment-to-moment, much abetted by Nate Hurtsellers’ somberly handsome cinematography, plus a diverse, expressive original score from Macie Stewart and Quinn Tsan.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
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The Dolphins, remarkably and abetted hugely by three Jets turnovers all on lost fumbles, never trailed.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Stage one is often abetted by venture capital, as in the case of Uber, which in its early days kept its ride prices artificially low.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, my attempts to live in the moment, even those abetted by meditation, have felt squishy, uncertain, and evasive.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
The book details the investigation into a string of unsolved killings in and around the special operations base, revealing a network of narco-trafficking conspiracies that corrupt police abetted and the military covered up.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
The book reveals a network of drug trafficking conspiracies that corrupt police abetted and that the military covered up.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The culture of criticism, abetted by new technology, isn’t going away.
—Big Think, 13 Aug. 2025
Being successful in America, according to Part II, inherently means becoming the bad guy, and Francis Ford Coppola mourns that fact, abetted by arguably Pacino’s finest, most sorrowful performance as a man who sells every bit of his soul to maintain his power.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The result plays well moment-to-moment, much abetted by Nate Hurtsellers’ somberly handsome cinematography, plus a diverse, expressive original score from Macie Stewart and Quinn Tsan.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abetted
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Visit our website What is striking in retrospect is how little resistance Roosevelt’s framing provoked.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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This, in turn, reinforced Webster’s own initial claim about his fight with the MPD cop—that Rathbun had provoked the encounter by striking him in the head, then lied about it to counter Webster’s righteous assertion of self-defense, resulting in his wrongful conviction.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Canucks managed a push late, aided by a Tage Thompson double minor penalty and a pair of favourable bounces, but the gap in quality between these two teams was evident right from puck drop.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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As his career skyrocketed, Chalamet spent years quietly training — aided by an expert on the sport, Diego Schaaf — by pulling a table-tennis setup along to productions ranging from Dune to Wonka.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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The city’s emergency overflow shelter is available to adults over 18, with capacity for dogs in kennels, but the office encouraged people who need a warm place to sleep to seek primary shelters as a first option.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
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During the end of the latter track, Lauper encouraged audience members to sing along and brought Salt-n-Pepa onstage to join in.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sullivan also assisted on the Americans’ opening goal, a 30th-minute finish tucked away by Charlotte FC homegrown Nimfasha Berchimas.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Foligno assisted on the goal for his first point of the season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Nov. 2025
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He was eventually promoted to the 53-man roster and played in the final five games of the regular season.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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He was promoted to Commander in May 2025.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Then, in August 2014, her Modern Family costar Julie Bowen intervened and helped Hyland end her relationship, which, per Hyland's restraining order filing, allegedly led Prokop to threaten to kill her dog and burn down her house.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Misa played seven games in 11 days, collecting seven points, and helped Canada capture the Bronze Medal with a 6-3 win over Finland on Monday.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The act allows approved companies to receive refunds for Kentucky sales and use tax on various construction costs or equipment used in development and research.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Dec. 2025
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Erica became an approved McDonald’s Owner Operator in 2014, and the Groen family owns dozens of McDonald’s locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Abetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abetted. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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