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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
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
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 May 2026
The initiative aims to free entrepreneurs from tedious operational work, enabling them to achieve the output of larger businesses.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
These deployments focus on enabling continuous, low-supervision operations in factories and warehouses, where early trials indicate stable performance in real-world industrial environments.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
The CraftLab Generators address this by enabling rapid iteration and batch production.
—New Atlas, 24 May 2026
The stops have been blamed for enabling racial discrimination.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Warsh says productivity gains from artificial intelligence will help the economy grow more quickly without spurring inflation, enabling the Fed to reduce borrowing costs.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
But his throw was slightly offline, enabling Cardinals second baseman Thomas Saggese to score.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Noun
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
Nanometer processes refer to chip manufacturing technology, with smaller nodes typically enabling faster and more efficient semiconductors.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 May 2026
The initiative aims to free entrepreneurs from tedious operational work, enabling them to achieve the output of larger businesses.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
These deployments focus on enabling continuous, low-supervision operations in factories and warehouses, where early trials indicate stable performance in real-world industrial environments.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
The CraftLab Generators address this by enabling rapid iteration and batch production.
—New Atlas, 24 May 2026
The stops have been blamed for enabling racial discrimination.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Warsh says productivity gains from artificial intelligence will help the economy grow more quickly without spurring inflation, enabling the Fed to reduce borrowing costs.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
But his throw was slightly offline, enabling Cardinals second baseman Thomas Saggese to score.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabling
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No other candidates reached double-digit support, including Democratic San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan with 7%, Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with 5% and Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond with 1%, the poll found.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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As well as turning to the club’s head of medicine and performance Jonathan Power and psychologist Lee Richardson, Liverpool brought in grief counsellors to ensure there was sufficient support.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The team bounced back with four wins in a row, keeping four clean sheets and not letting the ghosts of seasons past impact another campaign.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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The Big Ten is no longer content letting the SEC dominate the public debate around the future of college athletics.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Instead of optimizing for a moment of attention, this strategy focuses on equipping audiences with tools or knowledge, engaging them through participation and empowering them to carry ideas forward through their own networks and communities.—
Felicity Fellows,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Data connectivity is also empowering garment workers and providing insights into the movement of goods through the manufacturing process to meet reporting requirements.—
SJ STAFF,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Avila-Siqueiros was silencing the Warner bats, allowing just four walks and an error in the first five innings.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Starter Ryan Gallagher threw five shutout innings while striking out five and allowing four hits.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Rancho Cordova voters approved Measures R and S in 2024, authorizing general obligation bonds for school renovations, according to a district handout.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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On August 7, 1979, the Iranian government announced a new law authorizing the suspension of publications critical of the leadership.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
20 May 2026
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The punk rocker, 70, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 AMAs in Las Vegas on Monday, May 25 and gave a sweet speech offering encouragement to any kid interested in music.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Fiebig banged their stick against the goal post at one point, frustrated, but continued to shout instruction and encouragement.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
Verb
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His Interior Department has lifted Biden-era restrictions barring drilling across much of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and is now drawing up plans to streamline permitting for oil projects in the territory.—
Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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California is now speeding review for large-scale renewable energy projects through a new fast-track permitting program that does not require sign-off from county and municipal governments — a fast-track process that Church has criticized.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Shopping around, comparing weekly ads, and taking advantage of promotions can add up to meaningful savings over the course of a month.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Kyle Fletcher’s return, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage won the tag titles, Tay Melo and Anna Jay appeared to be new challengers for the women’s tag team titles against Megan Bayne and Lena Kross, hell, Eddie Kingston and Mance Warner helped thwart off Shane Taylor promotions.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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“Enabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabling. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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