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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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By pairing disabled dancers with able-bodied performers, AXIS Dance Company began shifting attention away from impossible feats to the art of what’s possible.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The reported reason why V and Jennie reportedly broke up is because of his upcoming enlistment-which makes sense because in South Korea, every able-bodied man must enlist for military service by the age of 30 and serve for 18 to 21 months.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Thankfully, his vision was unimpaired by the accident.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
23 Feb. 2026
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What might someone with unimpaired vision see when looking at Dorothy?—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The prescriptions program is expected to serve about 6,500 children and families in northwest Milwaukee at nearly 13,000 annual well-child visits.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Spurs beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home and all was well with the world.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Abled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abled. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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