abled

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of abled 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 From the earlier days of the virus, the Balkonsänger referred to those singing from their balcony to raise spirits (or irritate neighbors…), while the Einkaufshelfer describes those community minded souls who shop for the less abled or quarantined. Duncan Madden, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 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 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 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 The experience is similar for the X1 Remote; the ability to speak commands or requests allows users of various disabilities (visual, motor, and/or cognitive) to use their cable interface with the same fluidity as an abled person. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 20 May 2021 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 The criteria of the law apply equally to abled and disabled alike. Chris Eaton, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abled
Adjective
  • Both the House and Senate versions of the bill include work requirements for nondisabled adults without dependents added to the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, often called the Medicaid expansion population.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
  • Thousands lost coverage under Arkansas work requirement During the first Trump administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave states the option of implementing a work requirement for nondisabled adults on Medicaid.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • The chamber's leading rules expert, Elizabeth MacDonough, sided on June 26 against the inclusion of provisions that the GOP wanted to put in the bill aimed at reducing spending on Medicaid by requiring work from able-bodied adults and denying access to non-citizens.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • And Obama expanded it to include able-bodied adults.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Spelling out the issue would also be pointless, as the unimpaired spouse is only too aware of the impact his partner’s behavior is having on their social life.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Crockpots are still made well, as are, in my experience anyway, the more modernized version: Instant Pots.
    Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The witch’s magic is still MIA, but her attitude is well and truly back.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024

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“Abled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abled. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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