as in to ease
to free from obstruction or difficulty
several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area
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Recent Examples of facilitate
Organize your furniture to facilitate a smooth flow and maintain a balanced energy by arranging it in conversation-friendly clusters.
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Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2025
How can parents help facilitate healthy sleep habits?
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
Expanding military operations would also further isolate Israel internationally as several of its closest Western allies have called on it to end the war and facilitate more humanitarian aid.
—Sonam Sheth
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Policymakers should monitor for such a scenario and facilitate regular communication between AI and nuclear experts.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
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Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2025
How can parents help facilitate healthy sleep habits?
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
Expanding military operations would also further isolate Israel internationally as several of its closest Western allies have called on it to end the war and facilitate more humanitarian aid.
—Sonam Sheth
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Policymakers should monitor for such a scenario and facilitate regular communication between AI and nuclear experts.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
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On Monday, Trump announced an extraordinary deal for the U.S. government to take a 15% share of Nvidia's H20 chip sales in China as a condition for easing restrictions to allow the chip to be sold there.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Offering pet benefits is a remote-friendly option that can not only support employee well-being but also ease the financial pressures of modern pet ownership that all generations face.—
Cerys Goodall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Opportunities range from supporting medical clinics and public health initiatives to assisting in schools and vocational training centers.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Though Ajax failed to advance to the knockout phase, Kudus scored four goals and assisted twice in their six matches from that false nine position.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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On a societal level, bigger cars take up more public space, leaving less room for the livable, likeable city and promote urban sprawl.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Wicked: For Good, which premieres on Nov. 21, the Oscar winner is also busy promoting Ne Zha II.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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To be fair to Apple, many AI techniques can be found in iOS over the last decade—machine learning to improve photographs being an obvious one that impacts the user experience.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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What Michael and the team have done for the tour is condense that and simplify so there is more time for improv and the explanation is more direct.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ford's plan centers on dramatically simplifying the vehicle and breaking it up into three separate pieces, which are built in parallel and then combined together.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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