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
Court records show the church conducted an internal investigation, later reported the incidents to law enforcement and Hamilton personally helped facilitate a 2010 abuse report — findings that do not back up the core of Schmidt’s claims.
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Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
These features facilitate a more flexible cooking that works better for arrays of ingredients.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 May 2026
This is an evolving machinery in which datafication facilitates dispossession.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
By facilitating a participatory culture, their collaborative nature has been hailed as producing a collective intelligence, with semi-journalistic practices that put an emphasis on processes of circulation, reconfiguration, and interpretation with regard to public information and discourse.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
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Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
These features facilitate a more flexible cooking that works better for arrays of ingredients.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 May 2026
This is an evolving machinery in which datafication facilitates dispossession.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
By facilitating a participatory culture, their collaborative nature has been hailed as producing a collective intelligence, with semi-journalistic practices that put an emphasis on processes of circulation, reconfiguration, and interpretation with regard to public information and discourse.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
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Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria — like South Africa — had been easing monetary policy before the conflict broke out, but chose to hold their lending rates steady in recent weeks.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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But to ease you in, here is a reminder of some of the Premier League players who could be searching for a move this summer.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The team leapt to a 2-0 lead early in the first half thanks to the majesty and refreshing return-to-form of Christian Pulisic, who assisted on the first goal and finished off the second.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Guests are able to customize and personalize their experiences with the dedicated butler team available to assist around the clock.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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An electric boat promotes responsible experiences, operating emission-free and with reduced noise pollution.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Three researchers, two of whom have since gone on to bigger and better successes, Vinay Prasad and Tracey Beth Hoeg, explained in detail how committed the CDC was to promoting masks.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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And access to health care and drinking water should be improved.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Lewis was unapologetic about his efforts to use the courts as a vehicle for improving the lives of ordinary Floridians, and especially those who struggled.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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This plan included a prohibition on shark finning -- the process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the rest of the shark -- and grouping sharks into different complexes to simplify the management of dozens of species.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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The platform is intended to simplify humanoid robot development by integrating hardware, simulation, training, and deployment into a single system.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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