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as in letting
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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as in empowering
to give official or legal power to
a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations
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Recent Examples of enabling
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
But removing the enabling without identifying a goal is just going to cause conflict.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
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Shibley Telhami,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
The system provides high-performance 3D perception while maintaining low power consumption, enabling robots to detect and interact with complex environments more accurately.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
The material can power reactions such as oxidizing organic molecules, potentially degrading pollutants, sterilizing surfaces, or enabling photocatalytic chemistry to continue later in the dark.
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
That's because the microgravity environment is great for growing flawless crystals, potentially enabling a newly efficient and effective production line for a wide range of pharmaceuticals and other high-value goods.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The same advances are also lowering the barrier for bad actors, enabling faster reconnaissance and more sophisticated attacks.
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Shane Buckley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
That’s 64 All-Stars before certain selections bail on the event for one reason or another, enabling many of the players snubbed to wind up participating.
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Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Another new investment, Generalist, is focused on enabling robots to handle increasingly complex tasks.
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Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Drones offer a potential alternative cover crop seeding method by enabling interseeding of cover crops, the practice of planting one crop into another crop before harvest.
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Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Noun
In short, there’s no enabling of federal government growth through interest paid on reserves (the opposite, whereby banks lends the money also isn’t inflationary contra Michel), rather governments get all sustenance from the private sector.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
But removing the enabling without identifying a goal is just going to cause conflict.
—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
—
Shibley Telhami,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
The observatory was named for fast-flying swift birds due to its ability to pivot rapidly to look at cosmic events and afterglows, enabling the study of comets, gravitational waves and black holes over long periods of time.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
The system provides high-performance 3D perception while maintaining low power consumption, enabling robots to detect and interact with complex environments more accurately.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
The material can power reactions such as oxidizing organic molecules, potentially degrading pollutants, sterilizing surfaces, or enabling photocatalytic chemistry to continue later in the dark.
—
New Atlas,
3 July 2026
That's because the microgravity environment is great for growing flawless crystals, potentially enabling a newly efficient and effective production line for a wide range of pharmaceuticals and other high-value goods.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The same advances are also lowering the barrier for bad actors, enabling faster reconnaissance and more sophisticated attacks.
—
Shane Buckley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
That’s 64 All-Stars before certain selections bail on the event for one reason or another, enabling many of the players snubbed to wind up participating.
—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Another new investment, Generalist, is focused on enabling robots to handle increasingly complex tasks.
—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Drones offer a potential alternative cover crop seeding method by enabling interseeding of cover crops, the practice of planting one crop into another crop before harvest.
—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabling
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Overall, half of Americans (50%) support displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, including 83% of White evangelicals and 72% of Republicans.
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Trailing 3-1 in the third, Ohtani provided his own run support, singling to center to score Alex Freeland from second after the Dodgers infielder had led off with a double.
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Authorities stopped letting people into the National Museum of African American History and Culture, with more than 1,000 sheltering outside the building and some exposed to the elements.
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And even though the Fourth is tomorrow, plenty of early deals are already letting the discount freedom ring.
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This means empowering domain experts with low-code tools, seamlessly integrating diverse AI models and data sources, and establishing traceable, sanctioned AI paths to manage unsanctioned use.
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With no deals available to get real value back for Randle, Connelly decided to make a move that would prioritize empowering the team’s young core over finding help from outside of the team.
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The Stresa shoe was a key model in the collection, drawing on the aesthetic of modern unlined loafers, with a sleek silhouette thanks to the ultra-flexible sole allowing for natural movement.
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However, because agentic systems can execute actions independently, an error can become a severe operational failure, such as authorizing fraudulent transactions or deleting mission-critical databases.
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Rather than authorizing private helipads citywide, the amendment would apply only to the industrial zoning district on Terminal Island, where Griffin’s marina is under construction.
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Once all but deserted, the town experienced a revival in 1965, when artists and musicians began to flock there after encouragement from the Yugoslav government.
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Alexandria government roasted for absurd anti-fireworks tweet The government of Alexandria tweeted Wednesday a blunt warning about fireworks — and encouragement to snitch on your neighbors.
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Energy infrastructure, workforce development, permitting processes, and supply chain visibility all become critical enablers.
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The university would still need to abide by permitting and regulatory requirements for developments.
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Anderson also faces a charge of possession, promotion, or production of certain visual material depicting a child, which is a state jail felony.
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Budweiser's free beer promotion for America's 250th and its own 150th anniversary quickly exhausted its initial $150,000 budget, disappointing many.
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“Enabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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