facilitated
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(of a discussion, workshop, etc.) led or moderated, especially by a person trained to do so.
All of the club’s members are invited to attend a facilitated workshop to review all aspects of club activity.
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made easier or less difficult.
The number of visitors to the EU increased as a result of the facilitated visa process.
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Most factors, except a significant one: Moreno’s ownership incompetence has been facilitated by the group of sycophants he has apparently surrounded himself with.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
House prayer breakfasts, also ostensibly bipartisan but also facilitated by Republican Fellowship associates.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
A live investigation by the Metropolitan police into those who may have facilitated or enabled Al Fayed's offending is continuing, and it is urging anyone with information to come forward.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
He was found to have been staying near his hometown of Castelvetrano in western Sicily, his fugitive lifestyle facilitated by his sister and close confidantes.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The beam not only facilitated more sophisticated experiments but also provided a new “vaudeville” for Lawrence to exploit, for it never failed to elicit gasps of astonishment from his visitors.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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