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Recent Examples of abled
The festival is curated exclusively by artists with visible and non-visible disabilities and includes features and shorts made by underrepresented, differently abled filmmakers.
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Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2025
The norm that every abled person receiving cash payments should be seeking a job can also be challenged.
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Michael W. Howard,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2023
Born Nadia, Vicky was raised at the Red River Institute, a group home for super-abled children that's owned by a subsidiary of Vought International.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 June 2022
From senior citizens to an abled person curious about alternative ways to ride a bike, the program is welcoming.
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Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
13 May 2022
There are sick bodies and bodies with disabilities, both of which require their inhabitants to navigate different landscapes than the ones encountered by healthy or abled people.
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Dana Snitzky,
Longreads,
18 Sep. 2019
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2025
The norm that every abled person receiving cash payments should be seeking a job can also be challenged.
—
Michael W. Howard,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2023
Born Nadia, Vicky was raised at the Red River Institute, a group home for super-abled children that's owned by a subsidiary of Vought International.
—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 June 2022
From senior citizens to an abled person curious about alternative ways to ride a bike, the program is welcoming.
—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
13 May 2022
There are sick bodies and bodies with disabilities, both of which require their inhabitants to navigate different landscapes than the ones encountered by healthy or abled people.
—
Dana Snitzky,
Longreads,
18 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abled
Adjective
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Young and able-bodied riders avoiding eye contact with seniors or pregnant moms rather than give up their seats.
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The new rule will mandate that able-bodied recipients must work for 20 hours a week, volunteer or get an education in order to receive free healthcare coverage.
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Unlike airport security employees who worked without pay for weeks, most ICE and Border Patrol operations continued largely unimpaired due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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What might someone with unimpaired vision see when looking at Dorothy?
Adjective
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When complaint becomes habitual, one’s attention might automatically drift toward problems; the neural path is well trod.
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When South Africa’s Teboho Mokoena blasted home a penalty that leveled things in the 83rd minute and Mercedes-Benz Stadium erupted at an ear-splitting decibel level, any thoughts of The Wave were well and truly forgotten.
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“Abled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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