1
as in to let
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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as in to empower
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 enable
This data enables content buyers to assess performance across various markets, reducing risk and optimizing second-window distribution strategies.
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Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
More than 80 percent of streamers have enabled this tool, according to Twitch.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The plan suggests that DOGE could save $2 trillion over 18 months, enabling the distribution of $400 billion among approximately 79 million taxpayers, resulting in checks of $5,000 each.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s what enabled the Feenstras, who still don’t speak a lick of Russian, to obtain residency papers.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
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Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
More than 80 percent of streamers have enabled this tool, according to Twitch.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The plan suggests that DOGE could save $2 trillion over 18 months, enabling the distribution of $400 billion among approximately 79 million taxpayers, resulting in checks of $5,000 each.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s what enabled the Feenstras, who still don’t speak a lick of Russian, to obtain residency papers.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enable
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For smaller pools, playing it safe and letting others make mistakes is often the best move.—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The wife of the younger couple plays deaf and lets disturbing information slide by.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Having all these females that can empower people to not be like everyone else.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the 1950s, Ross started the Los Angeles chapter of the Community Service Organization (CSO) that sought to empower even more people.—
Olivia Flores Jourdane,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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This privilege would allow the government to refuse to provide evidence that a court requests because doing so could harm U.S. national security or foreign relations.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the common perception that international players can’t use NIL at all is wrong: Their NIL income just has to be passive income—the T-shirt sales allow the overseas portion of the Lions’ roster to benefit as well.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The source requested anonymity fearing retribution and because they are not authorized to speak publicly.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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This unique legislation authorized American citizens to claim uninhabited islands containing guano deposits anywhere in the world on behalf of the United States.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Last fall, Lincoln-Way Central’s Flynn Meyer qualified for the state meet in diving.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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And Racing Bull's Yuki Tsunoda demonstrated that he probably should have been promoted to the Red Bull team with a fine 5th place in qualifying that sadly did not translate to points in the race.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Enable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enable. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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