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
The Cascio’s lawsuit paints a lurid picture of Jackson giving the siblings drugs and alcohol and exposing them to child pornography, all to help facilitate the abuse and manipulation.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Eminence has suspended redemptions in order to facilitate an orderly wind down, Sandler said in the letter.
—Hema Parmar, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
But experts say the UAE’s reserves are far larger than Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund, which would facilitate the swap.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The swing from biggest loser to biggest winner was facilitated last summer when Comcast reached a carriage deal with CHSN, which is co-owned by the Blackhawks and Jerry Reinsdorf’s Bulls (NBA) and White Sox (MLB).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Eminence has suspended redemptions in order to facilitate an orderly wind down, Sandler said in the letter.
—Hema Parmar, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
But experts say the UAE’s reserves are far larger than Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund, which would facilitate the swap.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The swing from biggest loser to biggest winner was facilitated last summer when Comcast reached a carriage deal with CHSN, which is co-owned by the Blackhawks and Jerry Reinsdorf’s Bulls (NBA) and White Sox (MLB).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
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Those consumers have been increasingly seeking out solutions to ease the physical process, according to Circana.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Plane tickets are getting pricier After jumping to $209 a barrel in early April, the global price of jet fuel eased last week to around $179, still well above the roughly $99 at the end of February.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Melton took an awkward step and went down, then scrambled back to the base and was assisted off the field.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Eighth grader Destiny Cornelius, 15, saw the driver holding a nebulizer and helped administer the medication, while 13-year-old McKenzy Finch assisted.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees are expected to promote a reliever in his place on Monday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The walk is open to anyone who wants to come together to promote lung health and help raise funds for research, advocacy and treatments.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Parker now has several options to improve an area that hasn’t been a strength in Dallas for a while.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In good economic times, that’s hundreds of millions of dollars each year for upgrading classrooms, boosting teacher pay, improving security, and enriching learning in our schools.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Aldi plans to eliminate an additional 44 ingredients from its private-label food, vitamin and supplement products, expanding its ingredient standards as part of a broader effort to simplify product formulations.—
New York Connect Team,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since the accident, Renner said he's simplified his life.—
Janelle Ash , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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