as in promotes
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 facilitates
Critics of the ballot initiative say that Measure ULA provides a crucial tax funnel that facilitates affordable housing development and funding for social services.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The Middle East conflict prompted the Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime trading route that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of global oil supply.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Its open systems architecture facilitates integration with third party sensors and warheads.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Through their Community Transformational Organizing Strategy (CTOS), AIWA facilitates spaces where limited-English-speaking immigrant women analyze their workplace conditions to identify root causes of systemic problems.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Resigned to her loss, Calypso facilitates Odysseus’s departure by giving him tools to build a raft (later destroyed by Poseidon) and granting him a favorable wind.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
The Mexican league now has a facial ID recognition system that facilitates the identification of people who use discriminatory language.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
On Friday, analysts at Bernstein opined that Apple could charge a fee for any third-party services that Apple Intelligence facilitates.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
For example, tai chi practitioners are encouraged to stay at 70% effort, a practice that reduces injuries, facilitates mindfulness, and helps maintain nourishing, not disordered, relationships to movement.
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Paula Chesley,
STAT,
3 June 2026
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The Middle East conflict prompted the Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime trading route that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of global oil supply.
—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Its open systems architecture facilitates integration with third party sensors and warheads.
—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Through their Community Transformational Organizing Strategy (CTOS), AIWA facilitates spaces where limited-English-speaking immigrant women analyze their workplace conditions to identify root causes of systemic problems.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Resigned to her loss, Calypso facilitates Odysseus’s departure by giving him tools to build a raft (later destroyed by Poseidon) and granting him a favorable wind.
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
The Mexican league now has a facial ID recognition system that facilitates the identification of people who use discriminatory language.
—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
On Friday, analysts at Bernstein opined that Apple could charge a fee for any third-party services that Apple Intelligence facilitates.
—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
For example, tai chi practitioners are encouraged to stay at 70% effort, a practice that reduces injuries, facilitates mindfulness, and helps maintain nourishing, not disordered, relationships to movement.
—
Paula Chesley,
STAT,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitates
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Similarly, fiber promotes satiety and fullness, as well as digestive health and regularity.
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This partly entails protection for refugees but also promotes border security and even migrant returns.
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Pipeline growth often accelerates for organizations that invest in content designed to genuinely help buyers evaluate challenges and make informed decisions.
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Shares have jumped 80% in the year to date as an ongoing memory supply crunch accelerates the adoption of lithography equipment for the production of semiconductors required to power the AI revolution.
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But as the technology improves, the data could become more sensitive.
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Quiet propulsion advantage A key feature of the aircraft is Whisper Aero’s JetFoil technology, which the company says improves efficiency while reducing acoustic signatures.
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Broadway ticket sales held steady last week as the newish season eases into the post-Tony summer weeks, with Chess posting strong figures during its final week and Celebrity Autobiography doing the opposite during its last bow.
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Long before the sun climbs high, a boat eases into the waters of Lake Maumelle.
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By automatically adjusting to changing conditions, the system also simplifies the overall design.
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This critical tool greatly simplifies the machine learning task of predicting the next global snapshot (six hours ahead) based on previous snapshots.
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Salicylic acid works deep within pores to tackle buildup, while lactic acid smooths rough texture and refines skin’s surface, leaving skin looking clearer and feeling smoother in just a few swipes.
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By quenching dryness, the formula delivers instantly glowy skin and smooths the appearance of fine lines (which are more prominent when skin is dehydrated).
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“Facilitates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitates. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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