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as in letting
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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as in empowering
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 enabling
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
But removing the enabling without identifying a goal is just going to cause conflict.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Under the Biden administration, the Department of Health and Human Services amended this rule, enabling kidney and liver transplants from HIV-positive donors to take place outside of research.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Four years ago in Qatar, all stadiums were within 31 miles (50 kilometers) of downtown Qatar, enabling for teams to stay in one hotel throughout the tournament.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
The company also sells a backlit keyboard for a Surface Pro-like setup, enabling laptop-style use.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
The two timelines are connected through the signal, enabling a cross-era effort to avert the crisis.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 June 2026
The rise of swarm intelligence in manufacturing Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
The club wisely played the long game, enabling us to compete in a changing financial landscape.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Unlike classical computers, which process data as binary bits (0s or 1s), quantum bits (qubits) can exist in multiple states simultaneously, enabling them to represent both 0s and 1s simultaneously.
—Guy Diedrich, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
In short, there’s no enabling of federal government growth through interest paid on reserves (the opposite, whereby banks lends the money also isn’t inflationary contra Michel), rather governments get all sustenance from the private sector.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
But removing the enabling without identifying a goal is just going to cause conflict.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ultrasound can also reach deeper into the brain than any other non-invasive technology, enabling it to target important deep brain structures.
—Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Under the Biden administration, the Department of Health and Human Services amended this rule, enabling kidney and liver transplants from HIV-positive donors to take place outside of research.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Four years ago in Qatar, all stadiums were within 31 miles (50 kilometers) of downtown Qatar, enabling for teams to stay in one hotel throughout the tournament.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
The company also sells a backlit keyboard for a Surface Pro-like setup, enabling laptop-style use.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
The two timelines are connected through the signal, enabling a cross-era effort to avert the crisis.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 June 2026
The rise of swarm intelligence in manufacturing Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
The club wisely played the long game, enabling us to compete in a changing financial landscape.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Unlike classical computers, which process data as binary bits (0s or 1s), quantum bits (qubits) can exist in multiple states simultaneously, enabling them to represent both 0s and 1s simultaneously.
—Guy Diedrich, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabling
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The aircraft, a long-haul B-52 Stratofortress, crashed after taking off on a test mission in support of a radar modernization program, the military base previously said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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And Operations Manager David Temple adds that guests find support, security, and stability.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Dream held the Fever to just 15 points in the third quarter and built their lead to 20 before letting the reserves close things out.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Those rules govern which AI models Promise may use and what protections apply — effectively letting each client decide how heavily AI figures into the work.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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This means empowering domain experts with low-code tools, seamlessly integrating diverse AI models and data sources, and establishing traceable, sanctioned AI paths to manage unsanctioned use.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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With no deals available to get real value back for Randle, Connelly decided to make a move that would prioritize empowering the team’s young core over finding help from outside of the team.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love.—
Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
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Moreover, what moves women forward is action rather than encouragement.—
Savanah F.S. Bray,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Verb
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The certificates are sold to businesses that partner with Soil Capital and are each worth one metric ton of CO2 equivalent emissions reduced or removed, allowing these businesses to offset their carbon emissions.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The area’s Labour MP, Josh Simons, resigned with the deliberate intent of allowing Burnham to win the seat, enter Parliament and seek the leadership.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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The buyer—identified in the document as Sunrise North LLC—gets an irrevocable power of attorney authorizing it to pursue claims in the athlete’s name, settle claims, amend claim forms and take other actions related to recovery.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
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The case for purchasing the property was already losing momentum before Fisher raised Kimco’s position at the County Commission meeting held Tuesday solely to consider authorizing a $100 million bid.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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That’s exactly how Comber — now store director, after a promotion — has used it.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Amron, Dane, Amanda and Alondra bring deep relationships and a modern understanding of the business, and Chinazam and Kashia have each earned these promotions through hard work and strong instincts.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
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Expanding conventional nuclear capacity requires long permitting cycles, complex financing and fuel supply chains that are often unreliably global.—
Brigitte Bren,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Scotto highlighted that Kinetik has purpose-built its system for sour gas handling, giving it an edge over new competitors that may face permitting delays of at least three years to build acid gas injection wells.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
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“Enabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabling. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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