1
as in allowed
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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2
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
The metals can then be reused, but the intricate atomic arrangement that once enabled high-energy storage is lost in the process.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Leaving essential features like Find My iPhone or Emergency Calls & SOS enabled under System Services ensures your phone can still help locate or protect you if it's lost, even with other location options turned off.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Starlink has also enabled direct-to-cell service in Jamaica for customers of communications provider Liberty Caribbean, bypassing the need for cell towers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
By the 21st century, fentanyl became a weapon of mass addiction spreading beyond the operating floor, enabled by social media apps allowing its distribution.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
The winning creators themselves spoke about how AI tools enabled them to realize deeply personal visions that would have been impossible through traditional filmmaking.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
This shift is further enabled by the platforms where most modern fans do their listening.
—Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Such investors have already enabled some big bets in Nigeria with the Dangote Refinery and Mozambique’s LNG projects.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
He is accused of providing inside information to co-conspirators about his intentions to leave a game early due to injury, which enabled them to place large bets on him not reaching statistical thresholds.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Leaving essential features like Find My iPhone or Emergency Calls & SOS enabled under System Services ensures your phone can still help locate or protect you if it's lost, even with other location options turned off.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Starlink has also enabled direct-to-cell service in Jamaica for customers of communications provider Liberty Caribbean, bypassing the need for cell towers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
By the 21st century, fentanyl became a weapon of mass addiction spreading beyond the operating floor, enabled by social media apps allowing its distribution.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
The winning creators themselves spoke about how AI tools enabled them to realize deeply personal visions that would have been impossible through traditional filmmaking.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
This shift is further enabled by the platforms where most modern fans do their listening.
—Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Such investors have already enabled some big bets in Nigeria with the Dangote Refinery and Mozambique’s LNG projects.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
He is accused of providing inside information to co-conspirators about his intentions to leave a game early due to injury, which enabled them to place large bets on him not reaching statistical thresholds.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabled
Verb
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This interactive dashboard brought together a wealth of drug mortality and demographic data that allowed users to compare county-level overdose rates with the socioeconomic conditions in that area.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the media will not be allowed to capture images of the 22-year-old entering or exiting the courtroom.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The only way to end slavery at the founding was to create a federal government empowered to make domestic and foreign policy for the states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Reagan empowered Afghanistan’s resistance to the Soviet invasion – escalating Soviet losses and fueling discontent.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These elements might’ve felt like less of a stretch if the director’s screenplay permitted more flight into fantasy.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The farm will still be permitted to conduct testing and research on the remaining beagles past the settlement date.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The third-party audit contract is funded by money authorized during the 2025 legislative session, according to the governor’s office.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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All spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were either not authorized to discuss the effort or feared retribution for disclosing it.—
Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The enhanced subsidies raised the income limit on who qualified, expanding eligibility to many middle-class people.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, this condition, which qualified as a disability, turned him into the target of abuse and ridicule.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Enabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabled. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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