- present participle of enable.
enabling
Example Sentences
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Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
In these cases, the court struck down statutory limits on the president’s ability to remove federal officials, enabling much greater presidential control.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026
It now has 20 swift nest boxes, with 24 nesting chambers and recently added a live camera feed, external enabling people to look inside some of the nests.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
But it was the U.S. that fused war and private business like never before, with each enabling and accelerating the other—usually in unexpected ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
At sunset the wind died, and the ceiling lifted 150 feet off the glacier, enabling me to locate my base camp.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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