as in to ease
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
Dom Pérignon noted its cultural impact has grown over the decades in its unwavering commitment to creation and ongoing collaborations with notable leaders across the art and culture spaces by facilitating mutual inspiration.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
No taxpayer dollars will be used to facilitate his visit.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Meanwhile, class counsel and the NCAA are waging a battle over multimedia rights companies and third-party brand sponsors functioning arguably like boosters in sourcing and facilitating NIL deals.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 May 2026
Not every ship facilitates as much time off the vessel, and that time on land and ice is where the most formative moments happen.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for facilitate
Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
No taxpayer dollars will be used to facilitate his visit.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Meanwhile, class counsel and the NCAA are waging a battle over multimedia rights companies and third-party brand sponsors functioning arguably like boosters in sourcing and facilitating NIL deals.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 May 2026
Not every ship facilitates as much time off the vessel, and that time on land and ice is where the most formative moments happen.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
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Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria — like South Africa — had been easing monetary policy before the conflict broke out, but chose to hold their lending rates steady in recent weeks.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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But to ease you in, here is a reminder of some of the Premier League players who could be searching for a move this summer.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Soon after, in another incident in the Runyon Canyon area, the Los Angeles Police Department said officers assisted in a medical emergency involving two minors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Other Those are all positive ways to assist in dealing with situational depression.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Schottenheimer was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach in January 2025 following Mike McCarthy’s exit.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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They were framed as an effort to promote cooperation among countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and the administration saw them as partly paving a path toward full ties with Israel.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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That means repairing seawalls and bolstering shorelines, restoring wetlands, improving stormwater management and drainage, ensuring clean lakes, hardening infrastructure, and keeping homes and roadways out of the water.—
Anna V. Eskamani,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Duffy said the administration sees AI as a way to reduce workload for controllers and improve efficiency across increasingly crowded airspace.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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This approach is intended to simplify manufacturing and enable faster adaptation for different mission requirements.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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If putting something away feels difficult, the system probably needs to be simplified.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
25 May 2026
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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