as in support
an act or instance of helping
She received mostly positive feedback on her facilitation of the workshop.
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Recent Examples of facilitation
Putin is on the verge of accomplishing two objectives that are only possible with America’s unintended facilitation.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, neighboring countries announced a broader peace facilitation team to seek a resolution to the conflict.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Microsoft’s approach to innovation offers a compelling model for how facilitation should work.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
But has this evolution in role—expanding beyond task coordination to include coaching, culture-building, change facilitation, and now, AI integration—been matched by organizational support for mid managers?
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, neighboring countries announced a broader peace facilitation team to seek a resolution to the conflict.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Microsoft’s approach to innovation offers a compelling model for how facilitation should work.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
But has this evolution in role—expanding beyond task coordination to include coaching, culture-building, change facilitation, and now, AI integration—been matched by organizational support for mid managers?
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for facilitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitation
Noun
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This story was produced with financial support from the Esserman Family Foundation in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Nationally, Democrats have been ceding union support to Republicans, a loss that proved pivotal to President Donald Trump’s election in November.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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Time and again, both parties have reinforced systemic inequality through cuts to housing assistance, erosion of the social safety net, and a growing trend to treat housing as a commodity rather than a public good, the book argues.—
Ericka Taylor,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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Trained Individuals People who train to increase their breath-holding abilities, like free divers—people who swim or dive beneath the water’s surface to a considerable depth and without assistance from a breathing device–have reportedly been able to hold their breath for three minutes or longer.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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While this is good news, student loan borrowers should remember this drop shouldn't be taken as encouragement to acquire more student debt at lower rates.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Kelly had posted several photos on social media while inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as insurrectionists injured police officers and destroyed Capitol property with prior encouragement from President Donald Trump at a rally.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Facilitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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