1
as in allowed
to make able or possible
my new glasses enable me to read the fine print
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as in empowered
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 enabled
The ramp-up, supported by custom software and over 150 networked workstations, has enabled the delivery of more than 350 units.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Clarity provides a digital workspace where students draft assignments and, when enabled by their teacher, consult approved AI tools for feedback along the way.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
This collaborative approach enabled our team to work closely with MDTA and advance the design at an accelerated pace and deliver strong foundational construction work to help the project advance.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Sörensen even enabled the ride to swap between front-wheel, rear-wheel, and four-wheel drive.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
The first of those was enabled by a fly ball in front of the wall going in and out of center fielder Jackson Merrill’s glove in the second inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Gross grew up in a typical middle-class Jewish household in Long Island, but her father often flew into violent rages which her mother enabled.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
This enabled the accurate determination of the masses of the stars in seven of the binary systems.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The same logic of privatization that enabled Blackwater to operate freely in Iraq was vesting him with powers previously unimaginable for private entities.
—Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Clarity provides a digital workspace where students draft assignments and, when enabled by their teacher, consult approved AI tools for feedback along the way.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
This collaborative approach enabled our team to work closely with MDTA and advance the design at an accelerated pace and deliver strong foundational construction work to help the project advance.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Sörensen even enabled the ride to swap between front-wheel, rear-wheel, and four-wheel drive.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
The first of those was enabled by a fly ball in front of the wall going in and out of center fielder Jackson Merrill’s glove in the second inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Gross grew up in a typical middle-class Jewish household in Long Island, but her father often flew into violent rages which her mother enabled.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
This enabled the accurate determination of the masses of the stars in seven of the binary systems.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The same logic of privatization that enabled Blackwater to operate freely in Iraq was vesting him with powers previously unimaginable for private entities.
—Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabled
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Soriano allowed three runs on six hits with six strikeouts and three walks in five innings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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If catchers, pitchers, or hitters believed an umpire missed a call, they were suddenly allowed to challenge it.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The new generation of conservative judges, intent on reining in the judiciary, empowered the executive.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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While Fortune 500 enterprises are better equipped to update their infrastructure, the vast majority—small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and smaller agencies—are less empowered to make these upgrades.—
Kemba Walden,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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In 2009, after petitioning the court to have her ailing father placed under a conservatorship, Catherine was permitted to visit Peter Falk, who was suffering from dementia.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Don't ask for selfies with royals and don't take close‑up photos of them unless you're explicitly permitted.—
Veronica Bravo,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Maduro and Rodriguez authorized a series of payments totaling $20 million under terms of the PDV USA contract before having a falling out with Rivera’s group by the end of 2017.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fire knocked out electricity and propulsion on the destroyer, one of the officials told CBS News, speaking under condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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This week, California qualified a measure, which is being led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California Business Roundtable, and the California Business Properties Association.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lake Nona, Lake Highland Prep and Innovation are the three area schools that qualified both its boys and girls teams to next week’s FHSAA state tournaments.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Enabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enabled. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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