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
Deputy Reckling’s death and Hartig’s rulings Hartig continued to hear cases on an August day, with the judge accused of bullying behavior, facilitating talk of potential civil settlements between lawyers and calmly addressing a woman upset with Hartig's choice to let her civil case move forward.
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The move follows Israel's declaration of Gaza City as an active combat zone and the end of daytime pauses previously used to facilitate aid access.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
This was made especially apparent after CBS canceled Late Night With Stephen Colbert, seemingly in order to help facilitate Paramount’s sale to Skydance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
So, prior to today's launch, the company made some modifications to help facilitate a future Ship chopsticks catch.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The move follows Israel's declaration of Gaza City as an active combat zone and the end of daytime pauses previously used to facilitate aid access.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
This was made especially apparent after CBS canceled Late Night With Stephen Colbert, seemingly in order to help facilitate Paramount’s sale to Skydance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
So, prior to today's launch, the company made some modifications to help facilitate a future Ship chopsticks catch.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
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Alcaraz was briefly in a battle against Novak Djokovic, but eased through the third set after taking the second on a tiebreak.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new rates, intended to streamline processes and compliance while easing the burden on consumers, include tax cuts on various items like apparel and footwear, and narrow down the four tax slabs introduced when GST first rolled out in 2017.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Multiple authorities had assisted in the search, including several fire departments, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan State Police Aviation Unit.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Heavy equipment has been shifted from other parts of the fire to assist with removal of fuels.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This team is once again dealing with turnover at offensive coordinator, with Kevin Patullo promoted over the offseason to replace Kellen Moore, who is now head coach of the Saints.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Gallup recently surveyed Fortune 500 CHROs and found that only 2% strongly agree their performance management system inspires employees to improve.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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States can use their 2025 or 2026 figures for the first year of the change, meaning Kentucky still has time to improve its error rate.—
Hannah Pinski,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Centralized solutions can also support greater transparency and ESG compliance because unified reporting systems can simplify tracking of emissions, sourcing origins and labor conditions.—
Manish Kapoor,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Executive chair Miguel Patricio launched the move as a way to simplify capital allocation and sharpen strategic focus on a marketing level.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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