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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
Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
That's why security experts strongly recommend enabling it on email, banking, cloud storage and social media accounts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Major construction at Elland Road will start in the close season, while enabling works around the John Charles Stand have already begun.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
However, these special dogs are fully grown, so the brain mechanisms enabling them to eavesdrop are likely different from those of humans, Dror said.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Since their inception, social media companies have implemented protective measures for users such as filtering bullying comments and enabling minors to opt out of seeing personalized ads.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
And the corporation’s response to the row was feeble at best, enabling conservative critics to advance their long-running campaign against the broadcaster.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Travelers should monitor their flight status early and often by downloading their airline's mobile app and enabling push and text notifications, according to USA TODAY.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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
The system comes preloaded with a vision–language–action (VLA) large model and more than 10,000 real-world data samples, enabling it to perform complex tasks without extensive setup or calibration.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
That's why security experts strongly recommend enabling it on email, banking, cloud storage and social media accounts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Major construction at Elland Road will start in the close season, while enabling works around the John Charles Stand have already begun.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
However, these special dogs are fully grown, so the brain mechanisms enabling them to eavesdrop are likely different from those of humans, Dror said.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Since their inception, social media companies have implemented protective measures for users such as filtering bullying comments and enabling minors to opt out of seeing personalized ads.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
And the corporation’s response to the row was feeble at best, enabling conservative critics to advance their long-running campaign against the broadcaster.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Travelers should monitor their flight status early and often by downloading their airline's mobile app and enabling push and text notifications, according to USA TODAY.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabling
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The gentle support helps keep legs from feeling heavy after hours of sitting, walking, and moving between destinations.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The organization was founded to break the stigma around mental health and create a space for support, conversation, and creative expression.—
Nicole Nielsen,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The latter is mostly what the Biden administration did, letting in violent criminals who committed new crimes, including the murder of American citizens.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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Minimal in both its copy and marketing, OAMC and Salomon appear confident in letting the product do the heavy lifting for this collaboration.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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While the primary goal is empowering those with mobility impairments, the implications of a powerless eye-tracker are many.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Today is shaped by the Sun and Venus connecting in your sign, empowering your sense of self with warm confidence.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, a second ICE vehicle joins, allowing the two cars to box Ecklund in.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In semiconductor technology, smaller nanometer sizes indicate more compact transistor designs, allowing faster processing speeds and greater energy efficiency.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to multiple sources inside and outside Venezuela, Cabello has effectively halted the prisoner release process by blocking the execution of court orders authorizing their freedom — a move that underscores the depth of the internal rupture.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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The letter details other claims of favoritism and disregard for recent board directives to curb spending, like attempting to hire for vacant positions and authorizing overtime expenditures despite the hiring and overtime freeze enacted in the board approved fiscal solvency plan.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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People also flooded her comments and DMs with prayers, encouragement and stories of their own.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Millions of supporters are sharing messages of encouragement and reflection in response to the journey.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In theory, that would allow Glenn to lean on him for advice while also permitting him to focus his efforts elsewhere, like on offense and special teams.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Even with sufficient investor support, the project would still have to go through an extensive regulatory and permitting process that would undoubtedly receive pushback from environmental groups.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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But the tickets can be used on consecutive or nonconsecutive dates, and visitors can opt to visit a single WDW park on more than one day during the promotion.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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Also ahead for the Grammy winner is a tour in promotion of her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, beginning in June 2026.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Enabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabling. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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