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
Baltimore showed that process could be reversed, ultimately enabling researchers to use disabled retroviruses to insert genes into human DNA to correct genetic diseases.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2025
General > Software Update and tap the Beta Updates option to enable.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
But the two cryptographers showed that one-way puzzles combined with other quantum trickery would actually enable many cryptographic protocols.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 7 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Apple delayed a high-profile update that would have enabled Siri to act across apps and answer questions about content on your phone’s screen.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2025
General > Software Update and tap the Beta Updates option to enable.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
But the two cryptographers showed that one-way puzzles combined with other quantum trickery would actually enable many cryptographic protocols.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 7 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Apple delayed a high-profile update that would have enabled Siri to act across apps and answer questions about content on your phone’s screen.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Bonneville, sitting behind her, grabbed her hand for the last 15 minutes and didn’t let go.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each of these commitments comes nestled in a bramble of thorny questions that societies have been debating for the last, let’s round it off at, 250 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Build a team that complements your skills and empower them to lead in their areas of expertise.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jackets for Jobs' mission on its own is to empower people seeking jobs by giving away free business attire, so joining this initiative just made sense, Vaughn said.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Somehow, the Hollywood star was still welcomed into the cockpit by the starstruck flight crew and allowed to briefly take control of the airliner.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The latest commitment will allow Startup Junkie to continue the program for three years and expand the team's capacity to serve clients and prospective borrowers with more resources, hands-on support and events.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Minneapolis City Council authorized the city attorney’s office to bring litigation against a property owner who has refused to clear a homeless encampment on his property, moving in favor by a vote of 6-4 during a special meeting on Monday morning.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon open applications for its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, as authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, there are a few programs that offer assistance to students who qualify, like those who participate in assistance programs like the National School Lunch Program, housing assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, and others.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
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Olympians Chase Budinger, Taylor Crabb and Carli Lloyd will compete, and there are two teams made up of amateurs who went through qualifying rounds to participate.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Enable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enable. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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