as in accelerated
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of facilitated
Since launching Tahari Realty in 2022, the full-service real estate brokerage has reportedly facilitated over $250 million in transactional volume.
—
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act facilitated information sharing between the government and the private sector, thereby protecting companies from the legal risks associated with sharing sensitive data.
—PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Each board will meet three times a year for off-the-record discussions facilitated by Journal Sentinel reporters.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In both cases, the collaboration was facilitated by the Agritech Institute for Small Farms, an organization working to increase access to advanced technology that can help small farms stay in business while mitigating climate change.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Together, these entities had facilitated over $108 million in athlete NIL payments in 2024.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Since then, the All-Star point guard has facilitated countless TV viewership and in-person attendance records for the WNBA, resulting in a massive revenue spike for Engelbert's league.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Jim Umhoefer, who’s organized and facilitated the event since 1990, is stepping down after moving to Iowa.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act facilitated information sharing between the government and the private sector, thereby protecting companies from the legal risks associated with sharing sensitive data.
—PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Each board will meet three times a year for off-the-record discussions facilitated by Journal Sentinel reporters.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In both cases, the collaboration was facilitated by the Agritech Institute for Small Farms, an organization working to increase access to advanced technology that can help small farms stay in business while mitigating climate change.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Together, these entities had facilitated over $108 million in athlete NIL payments in 2024.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Since then, the All-Star point guard has facilitated countless TV viewership and in-person attendance records for the WNBA, resulting in a massive revenue spike for Engelbert's league.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Jim Umhoefer, who’s organized and facilitated the event since 1990, is stepping down after moving to Iowa.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitated
Verb
-
This was at least the fourth Ukrainian attack on Russian oil facilities in the last week, continuing a campaign that accelerated over the summer and has led to gasoline shortages in parts of Russia.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
-
The deal accelerated over several crucial moments — Israel’s strike on Qatar, discussions on the sidelines of the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York City and Jared Kushner’s conversations with his father-in-law, these sources said.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
For example, as OpenAI’s models improved, the percentage of their task outputs that were as good as or better than humans’ outputs more than tripled.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
-
Its speakers also improved, providing clearer vocals and deeper bass than before.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Hannah Wise and Ian Cummings have been promoted to the second-highest management roles at The Star following the promotion of Greg Farmer to McClatchy’s executive vice president of local news and Andale Gross to The Star’s executive editor.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
-
More recently, Ramsay proudly promoted his 23-year-old daughter Tilly's new cooking show, Dish It Out, which is now streaming on Prime Video.—
Michelle Tauber,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
While ongoing talks between Washington and Beijing had eased access somewhat, trade tensions were simmering ahead of the latest flare-up on Friday.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
-
His administration has seen some success; inflation in Argentina eased this year to the slowest monthly pace in more than four years.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The relationships that Mark forms in the course of his career are similarly simplified—principally, his hearty bromance with Mark Coleman (Ryan Bader), who is first his trainer and then, entering the circuit himself, a competitor.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
-
In 1999, the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) was released, which allowed mobile phones to receive and display simplified, phone-friendly pages using WML instead of the standard HTML markup language.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Alba has assisted Messi 33 times in all competitions for Barcelona and Miami, the fourth-most among all of the Argentine’s team-mates.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
-
Several law enforcement agencies, including the Atlanta Police Department and the US Marshals Service, assisted in executing the search warrant at the home that led to Groves’ arrest, said Hodges.—
Jason Morris,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The palate is rich with leather, oak, and dark fruit, smoothed by brown sugar and lifted by cherry brightness.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Crow’s feet are smoothed with the winch of a hair elastic.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Facilitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitated. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share