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as in to let
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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as in to empower
to give official or legal power to
a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations
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Recent Examples of enable
In November, Serbia’s Parliament passed a special law to enable the building of a luxury complex in the capital, Belgrade, to be financed by an investment company linked to Kushner.
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Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Similarly, Plex will also enable people to respond to reviews and discussions with images.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Rise of Continuous Pentesting Tools Platforms like XBOW are enabling more continuous security testing by automatically identifying and attempting to validate vulnerabilities on an ongoing basis.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
On Wednesday, Perplexity said that its Personal Computer product will be available on Microsoft's Windows operating system, enabling the AI to connect to apps like Word and Outlook, as well as files on a user's device.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Similarly, Plex will also enable people to respond to reviews and discussions with images.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Rise of Continuous Pentesting Tools Platforms like XBOW are enabling more continuous security testing by automatically identifying and attempting to validate vulnerabilities on an ongoing basis.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
On Wednesday, Perplexity said that its Personal Computer product will be available on Microsoft's Windows operating system, enabling the AI to connect to apps like Word and Outlook, as well as files on a user's device.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enable
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The shame of opening the door to them in my filthy pajamas, of letting them into an apartment that had not been cleaned or aired for days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Art Partner has unveiled the 2026 Earth Partner Prize – an international competition dedicated to empowering young people to take impactful action in response to the climate emergency.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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The foundation changes the lives of children with cancer by funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.—
CBS News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the breakaway republic of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa provided Israel with an additional military position, one of the sources said, allowing Israeli aircraft a point to potentially stop on long-range flights to Iran.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Even inside the courtroom, where cameras were not allowed, enthusiasm for Jackson’s music could not be contained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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California authorized emergency vehicles to use the Hi-Lo warning sound for evacuation notifications under Senate Bill 909, signed into law in 2020.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The nearly 2,000 workers represented by the union, which includes dishwashers, concession workers, bartenders and servers, voted last week to authorize a strike with 96% of those voting supporting the decision to walk off the job.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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There was still another play-off (against Trinidad & Tobago of Concacaf, who ended up qualifying for the finals in Germany) after the Bahrain game but this was, until today, probably the best team Uzbekistan has ever had.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Twenty teams, nearly half the field, didn’t qualify for the 2022 World Cup.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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“Enable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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