FACILITATED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

facilitated

verb

past tense of facilitate

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

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Recent Examples of facilitated The AllHere deal was reportedly facilitated with the help of Debra Kerr, an edtech salesperson who maintained a long-standing personal friendship and professional association with Carvalho dating back to the 2000s, according to public records cited by the Los Angeles Times. —

Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 So far, the program has facilitated the births of about 490 children in 12 years, according to government figures. —

Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026 These types of commissions, which have facilitated significant improvements in other states’ public defender systems, are usually established by the governor. —

Anat Rubin, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 Ghana also facilitated a flight for about 300 nationals, who authorities said were mostly in South Africa illegally. —

Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026 Karis spokesperson Patrick Skarr said the company requested the meeting, which was facilitated by the Naperville partnership, but emphasized there is no finalized plan. —

Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Collaboration between the nonprofit and Columbia College Chicago was facilitated by Daniels, who serves as an adjunct professor at the school and Chicago regional director for Guitars Over Guns. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 June 2026 Even during the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union worked together on a wide range of issues, including a joint effort to spearhead the Antarctic Treaty, which has kept Antarctica demilitarized and facilitated scientific advancements at the Earth’s other pole. —

David Balton, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 Meetings, calls and customer interactions are not merely logistical functions to support, but sources for context and operational data that can feed automation, analytics and agentic workflows (also facilitated by Cisco, naturally) across the enterprise. —

Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
One of the officials told CNN that the Justice Department’s National Security Division was already preparing to look at some of the stories’ sources, but Trump’s stack accelerated the effort.

— Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 23 June 2026