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adjective

as in assisting

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verb

present participle of facilitate
as in promoting
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 facilitating
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Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis, meanwhile, did the heavy lifting for Sacramento, with the shooting guard scoring 28 points and the center facilitating the offense with 14 points, eight assists and 18 rebounds. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 American strategy toward Europe and East Asia has been a steady and cost-effective success, facilitating great-power peace since 1945. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026 And good for Stuart and Eidra for confirming her new perception of the situation and facilitating a new plan to circumvent Todd’s participation in her conversation with Vaughn. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The referendums aimed at facilitating future Democratic gerrymanders in Maryland and New York could easily fail. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors accused Maduro and Flores of protecting traffickers, facilitating cocaine shipments and benefiting financially from narcotics operations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The measures include a ban on goods produced in the settlements and sanctions against companies and individuals involved in facilitating settlement expansion. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 SpaceX's $40 billion debt deal will likely use GPUs as collateral and Apollo Capital is said to be playing a leading role in facilitating the financing, the person said. — Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Parents, educators and child development experts have been sounding alarms over children’s use of AI chatbots, which have been blamed for facilitating cheating on schoolwork and even suicide. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitating
  1. promoting
  2. accelerating
  3. improving
  4. easing
  5. simplifying
  6. assisting
  7. smoothing
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  • Chater doesn’t disagree, particularly as promoting the album has prompted more conversations about the subject.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Many classical Christian schools go a step further in their focus on reclaiming and promoting Western Christian culture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of promoting
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  • Heading across the middle as Mahomes settled into the pocket, Worthy initially seemed to settle into the middle of the field before accelerating again toward the sideline.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Strong revenue growth, and accelerating demand for our clothes globally, tells us there is a genuine appetite for our British modern luxury proposition.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • The performance of hydrocarbons must be considered as part of a wider system that is simultaneously scaling clean electricity input and improving efficiency across the value chain.
    — H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Voters in DeKalb County will decide whether to renew a special one-cent sales tax that goes toward improving schools.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of improving
Verb
  • Lula can point to low unemployment and easing inflation, but those indicators have not changed perceptions for households struggling with everyday prices.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of easing
Verb
  • All scanners and vehicles should have compatible ports, simplifying the connection.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Its modular design is intended to support installation in field environments, potentially simplifying the process of equipping vehicles with robotic capabilities.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of simplifying
Verb
  • Gritsyuk and Hischier each scored their fifth goal of the season, with Jesper Bratt assisting on both scores.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control section, which prosecutes spies, is assisting the DOJ in the case.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of assisting
Verb
  • At-home chemical peels can help maintain certain results by exfoliating dead skin cells, smoothing texture, and gradually fading lingering discoloration.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Oils are best thought of as a strand treatment, smoothing the cuticle, cutting frizz and reducing breakage during brushing and styling.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of smoothing

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