as in to accelerate
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 facilitate
Smith has also flown to the base of a volcano to facilitate a caribou hunt and was dropped off by floatplane onto a mountain lake for kayaking.
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Julia Boatman, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2025
Phil Golden testified Friday as prosecutors played a video of his interview with the suspect after Morin's murder, facilitated by a Spanish interpreter.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
These measures are in place to facilitate a safe and organized re-entry process.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
That the transportation department invested in animal underpasses may come as a surprise — its primary mission, after all, is to facilitate human movements, not the peregrinations of wolves and deer.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
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Julia Boatman, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2025
Phil Golden testified Friday as prosecutors played a video of his interview with the suspect after Morin's murder, facilitated by a Spanish interpreter.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
These measures are in place to facilitate a safe and organized re-entry process.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
That the transportation department invested in animal underpasses may come as a surprise — its primary mission, after all, is to facilitate human movements, not the peregrinations of wolves and deer.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
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The improved coding and long-context capabilities could accelerate software development cycles, enabling developers to tackle more complex problems, analyze legacy code more effectively, or generate code documentation and tests more efficiently.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The blaze accelerated quickly because of the Molotov cocktails, Enterline said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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But Schmitz says evidence from animal models suggests that physical activity triggers a series of chemical reactions in cells that promote health in multiple ways.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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In a social media post Sunday, Kennedy promoted two such practitioners who have become popular in West Texas among vaccine-hesitant families: Ben Edwards and Richard Bartlett.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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As a result, the level of prediction accuracy was increased significantly, which improved the ability of the company to react to emerging external factors.—
Alexandra Harbert,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The increasing role of data science and data analytics is recognized by businesses across all industries and used to improve decision-making through predictive analytics, get a competitive edge, and increase their general efficiency.—
Alexandra Harbert,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Every contribution made through our GoFundMe will ease their financial burden and honor Deacon Eddie's incredible legacy of love and service.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Getting Mitchell off the ball more also balanced the offense and eased the load on Mitchell’s balky knees … and worked so well that the Cavs led the league in offensive efficiency.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Prior advancements all came with some sort of asterisk, though; for example, the derivations involved only worked on short timescales, in a vacuum or under other simplifying conditions.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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The federal Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is trying to streamline federal agencies by eliminating redundancies, modernizing technology, and simplifying processes so government better serves taxpayers.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Aleksander Barkov assists on both Reinhart goals to increase his total to 51 on the season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Images circulating on social media, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed dozens of people leaving the premises, with some assisting patients on hospital beds.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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