enabled

past tense of enable

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Recent Examples of enabled Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 But a wild pitch enabled Alvarez to reach first base, and Paredes socked the first pitch of 388 feet to left for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead. Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Some of it, though, was enabled by new-age American stadiums. Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Keep real-time protection enabled and allow the software to update automatically. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Aramco’s East-West pipeline and its investments in storage facilities around the world enabled it to take advantage of higher crude prices. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 Three-dimensional adjustments of the lattice dimensions enabled precise tuning of localized thermal conductivity. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 The company employs some 450 engineers, most of whom are steeped in the shipping industry—domain knowledge that Bozeman says has enabled the company to build better models than any third-party vendor could ever supply at a fraction of the cost. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Ḥusayn’s defeat and Yazīd’s subsequent consolidation of power helped solidify the Shiʿah as a distinct and often marginalized group and enabled Umayyad dynastic rule of the Islamic world until 750. Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
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Verb
  • In what was a relatively uncharacteristic ending for this Spain team – perhaps seeing the finish line so close – the squad allowed Argentina a few last chances, two of which couldn’t have been closer in the final eight minutes or so of the match.
    Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • This spring, residents were allowed to return to the ruins of the complex, Wang Fuk Court.
    New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Shanahan has even empowered Lynch — who was hired by Shanahan to be a political figurehead a decade ago — to be the true GM of the team over the years.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
  • These two models exist simultaneously in Jewish history in the image of uprooted and powerless Jews on the one hand and rooted and empowered Jews on the other.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Turnover orders may require a debtor to transfer certain property interests where permitted by law.
    Caroline Farah Lembck, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • He was only permitted to attend DR Congo’s match in Guadalajara, Mexico.
    Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • This is the part the Pentagon has now authorized for $17 billion in launch procurement expenses.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • According to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly, the ship was hijacked by seven armed Somali pirates.
    Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Three questions that qualified for the Massachusetts ballot will never reach voters after the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) struck them down.
    Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • Tiffany Stratton qualified by defeating Jacy Jayne, while Jade Cargill advanced via disqualification against Nia Jax after Charlotte Flair's interference.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

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“Enabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabled. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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