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as in allowed
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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as in empowered
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 enabled
Ultimately, consistently winning in the short term has enabled the Bearcats to stack victories for decades.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Many of these publications are available through JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, which has enabled university libraries from around the globe to share their student newspapers dating back to the early 1900s.
—Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
The strength of the judiciary has also enabled federal prosecutors to confront large scale corruption.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
The move is enabled by the expansion of Florida’s Schools of Hope law, which allows approved charter school operators co-locate or have full access to underused, vacant or surplus district facilities in the attendance zone or within five miles of a persistently low-performing school.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
These vast resources of corvée labor and raw materials also enabled powerful rulers to secure their place in the afterlife.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Reynolds is a tetchy tyrant, who, enabled by his sister, Cyril (Lesley Manville), has embraced a need to have things just so as a means of warding off vulnerability.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Through the Lululemon Center for Social Impact, the brand last year donated to the Tsinghua University Education Foundation, which enabled the university’s Center for Counselling and Psychological Development to continue to offer physical and mental health programs for the students.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Many of these publications are available through JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, which has enabled university libraries from around the globe to share their student newspapers dating back to the early 1900s.
—Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
The strength of the judiciary has also enabled federal prosecutors to confront large scale corruption.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
The move is enabled by the expansion of Florida’s Schools of Hope law, which allows approved charter school operators co-locate or have full access to underused, vacant or surplus district facilities in the attendance zone or within five miles of a persistently low-performing school.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
These vast resources of corvée labor and raw materials also enabled powerful rulers to secure their place in the afterlife.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Reynolds is a tetchy tyrant, who, enabled by his sister, Cyril (Lesley Manville), has embraced a need to have things just so as a means of warding off vulnerability.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Through the Lululemon Center for Social Impact, the brand last year donated to the Tsinghua University Education Foundation, which enabled the university’s Center for Counselling and Psychological Development to continue to offer physical and mental health programs for the students.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabled
Verb
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Luzardo allowed a single on a 2-2 changeup, then a single on a 2-1 sweeper to right field that Castellanos played into a double.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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All legal fishing methods are allowed including bowfishing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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By valuing each client’s narrative, the firm transforms representation into a partnership, ensuring individuals feel informed and empowered throughout.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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During that period, the most significant reform related to drug pricing came in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which empowered Medicare to haggle prices with drug companies.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Cubans were also permitted for the first time in decades to own their own land, grow food and sell it at markets, setting their own prices within limits.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In addition, even if no budget has been passed, various authority figures within the federal government have threatened to impound any such funds even if they are authorized by Congress.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
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One senior manager, who did not want to be named as he is not authorized to speak publicly about internal matters, said his chat threads lit up.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Golden Globes has revealed the 25 titles that have qualified for the new Best Podcast category, which will be introduced at the 2026 ceremony.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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This group has qualified for subsidies that cut their insurance costs from the Affordable Care Act insurers since 2021.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Enabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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