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as in lets
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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as in empowers
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 enables
The United States and China are targeting landing humans on Mars in the 2030s, with the intention of building infrastructure that enables long-term habitation.
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Scott Solomon, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
According to Google threat intelligence VP Sandra Joyce, this approach is no longer valid, especially given the speed and scale that AI enables for cyberattackers.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
This level of suction enables the robot to capture both larger debris and fine particles during operation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Now, here’s the fun thing, which enables us to get back to the original question.
—Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
In 2020, the Legislature passed the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, which enables transgender, nonbinary and intersex people entering the correctional system to self-identify their gender.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The deal enables Seeker to continue expanding its music catalog, invest in talent and modernize its rights management through technology.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The gray area that enables rich, crafty, people to register their supercars and hypercars to a shell LLC formed in Montana instead of themselves personally in their home state.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Most notably, its coherence time of 72 microseconds enables more complex quantum operations before decoherence occurs.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Scott Solomon, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
According to Google threat intelligence VP Sandra Joyce, this approach is no longer valid, especially given the speed and scale that AI enables for cyberattackers.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
This level of suction enables the robot to capture both larger debris and fine particles during operation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Now, here’s the fun thing, which enables us to get back to the original question.
—Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
In 2020, the Legislature passed the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, which enables transgender, nonbinary and intersex people entering the correctional system to self-identify their gender.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The deal enables Seeker to continue expanding its music catalog, invest in talent and modernize its rights management through technology.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The gray area that enables rich, crafty, people to register their supercars and hypercars to a shell LLC formed in Montana instead of themselves personally in their home state.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Most notably, its coherence time of 72 microseconds enables more complex quantum operations before decoherence occurs.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enables
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King lets the nearby Fern Hollow Nature Center use his property and lake, letting little kids learn to fish during summer programs and field trips.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their Visiting Practitioner Program lets guests experience specialized off-menu treatments including physiotherapy and Ayurvedic healing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The proposal also empowers the office to seek a court order to freeze funds to program recipients if suspected of fraud.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The goal is to transition from direct deployments to a platform model that empowers integrators to deliver solutions at speed and scale.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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McConnell wrote that his final judgment allows the United States to start to use the Federal Debt Collection Procedure to collect the payment.—
Jack Perry,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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This innovation allows satellites to operate sustainably at very low altitudes, known as Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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In March 2024, the county retained a private law firm to represent it in the Murray case under a contract that authorizes paying the firm up to $150,000 per year for five years.—
David Plymyer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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In California, only one type of criminal conviction — for assault using a motor vehicle as a deadly instrument — authorizes a court to strip away someone’s license forever.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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This month, though, Italy even further restricted who qualifies.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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Whether or not the gathering qualifies as a formal protest by conventional standards, the image underscores how demonstrators and advocacy groups are emphasizing global reach and symbolic participation alongside mass turnout in major cities.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enables. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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