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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
That vision of worldwide economic and cultural interdependence that enabled the proliferation of biennials in the ’90s has been steadily eroding amid the recent rise in nativism and far-right movements in the United States and Europe.
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Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Though Farrukhsiyar was emperor, the real authority during his reign rested largely with the powerful Sayyid brothers, whose military backing had enabled his accession.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The shifts to automation have enabled the retail giant to manage inventory more tightly and keep fulfillment costs down.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Regardless of who holds power, survivors deserve accountability, transparency, protection from retaliation, and assurance that those who enabled Epstein, Maxwell, and others will be investigated and, if appropriate, prosecuted.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Federal murder charge dropped Judge Garnett dismissed a federal murder charge in January that would have enabled prosecutors to seek capital punishment.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The team underscored the mission’s space‑ground collaborative control capabilities, supported by a global ground station network that enabled continuous link establishment with the sun‑synchronous orbit.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes as venture dollars have largely chased more generic AI plays, but as investors have increasingly begun to fund AI enabled health tech.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Mueller enabled this distortion of the facts.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Though Farrukhsiyar was emperor, the real authority during his reign rested largely with the powerful Sayyid brothers, whose military backing had enabled his accession.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The shifts to automation have enabled the retail giant to manage inventory more tightly and keep fulfillment costs down.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Regardless of who holds power, survivors deserve accountability, transparency, protection from retaliation, and assurance that those who enabled Epstein, Maxwell, and others will be investigated and, if appropriate, prosecuted.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Federal murder charge dropped Judge Garnett dismissed a federal murder charge in January that would have enabled prosecutors to seek capital punishment.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The team underscored the mission’s space‑ground collaborative control capabilities, supported by a global ground station network that enabled continuous link establishment with the sun‑synchronous orbit.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes as venture dollars have largely chased more generic AI plays, but as investors have increasingly begun to fund AI enabled health tech.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Mueller enabled this distortion of the facts.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabled
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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the 88th minute, Neuer fumbled a routine shot and allowed Joselu to equalise.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bureau is still empowered to force action and impose serious financial penalties.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Your subtle 12th house and your nurturing 4th house are empowered by today’s Mercury-Jupiter trine.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Dowman, just like Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri before him, is not permitted to get changed in the same dressing room as the Arsenal first-team due to safeguarding rules.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Grace Broeder, architect on the project, said the project has been permitted, but a construction date hasn’t been set.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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There’s also been little, if any, crossover for MLB teams to the affiliate networks, once again because of the expense and number of games, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.—
Bernard Condon,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit claims that Missouri lawmakers used no rational basis to categorize which counties qualified for a 5% cap, a freeze or neither.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Their battle is viewed as so wide open with just over eight weeks till the June 2 primary that the county Democratic Party declared each of the four candidates — all Democrats — qualified but declined to pick one.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Enabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabled. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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