green light

noun

Synonyms of green light next

: authority or permission to proceed

green-light

ˈgrēn-ˌlīt

transitive verb

Examples of green light in a Sentence

we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser

Recent Examples on the Web According to the report, the company hopes to perform the second surgery sometime in June and has gained a green light to do so from the Food and Drug Administration, which oversees clinical trials. —

Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024 Video shows a Ford Focus traveling northbound on 27th Street at a high rate of speed, disregarding a red light and then striking a Toyota Camry traveling westbound on St. Paul through a green light. —

Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024 Even if Paramount does not receive a green light from the city in time to operate in the former Witherspoon Presbyterian Church next year, the school may still open in a Washington Township private school. —

Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024 The larger ones — which weigh about 150 pounds, according to Hayes — have the same red and green light options but also include white lights in a turn arrow shape. —

Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for green light

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