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Recent Examples of abled
For the Mohegan tribe that runs the resort and casino, the strong presence of differently abled employees is not about government mandates, but about the Mohegan tribe’s philosophy and way of life.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
The festival is curated exclusively by artists with visible and non-visible disabilities and includes features and shorts made by underrepresented, differently abled filmmakers.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2025
The norm that every abled person receiving cash payments should be seeking a job can also be challenged.
—Michael W. Howard, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2023
Born Nadia, Vicky was raised at the Red River Institute, a group home for super-abled children that's owned by a subsidiary of Vought International.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2022
From senior citizens to an abled person curious about alternative ways to ride a bike, the program is welcoming.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 May 2022
There are sick bodies and bodies with disabilities, both of which require their inhabitants to navigate different landscapes than the ones encountered by healthy or abled people.
—Dana Snitzky, Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
The festival is curated exclusively by artists with visible and non-visible disabilities and includes features and shorts made by underrepresented, differently abled filmmakers.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2025
The norm that every abled person receiving cash payments should be seeking a job can also be challenged.
—Michael W. Howard, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2023
Born Nadia, Vicky was raised at the Red River Institute, a group home for super-abled children that's owned by a subsidiary of Vought International.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2022
From senior citizens to an abled person curious about alternative ways to ride a bike, the program is welcoming.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 May 2022
There are sick bodies and bodies with disabilities, both of which require their inhabitants to navigate different landscapes than the ones encountered by healthy or abled people.
—Dana Snitzky, Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abled
Adjective
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Throughout debates over the measure, Republicans insisted the Medicaid cuts would affect only nondisabled adults enrolled in the program who don't work and immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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Transgender, nonbinary and disabled participants reported, on average, significantly more negative attitudes toward AI than their cisgender and nondisabled counterparts.—
Oliver L. Haimson,
The Conversation,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On one hand, the Trump administration has mandated work requirements for health insurance coverage through Medicaid and introduced those requirements for food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the first time for able-bodied adults who are 60 to 64 years old.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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The administration has also proposed a two-year limit on federal rental aid for able-bodied adults.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Critics argued that such development contradicted the park service’s mandate to leave national parks unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.—
Michael Childers,
The Conversation,
31 July 2025
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That’s the premise behind the National Park Service, whose mission reads: The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Beneath the surface, though, all is not well.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The ads for it were…well, pure 1970s.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Abled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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