as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Recent Examples of green-light
Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Not every piece of feedback AI provides deserves a green light.
—Randy Illig, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
That came only days after a report emerged that Aaron Siri, a Kennedy ally, petitioned the government to reconsider its green light of the polio vaccine in 2022.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Some poultry farmers have even invested in lasers that shoot beams of green light in random patterns to discourage ducks and geese from landing.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jupiter direct in your spirituality sector the same day gives you the cosmic green light to trust your intuition — your inner compass knows what’s best for you.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Not every piece of feedback AI provides deserves a green light.
—Randy Illig, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
That came only days after a report emerged that Aaron Siri, a Kennedy ally, petitioned the government to reconsider its green light of the polio vaccine in 2022.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Some poultry farmers have even invested in lasers that shoot beams of green light in random patterns to discourage ducks and geese from landing.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for green-light
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
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In participating in those extreme acts, Saha said, people fall victim to a group psychology that both permits and encourages more extreme behavior.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Back in Storrs, Conn., NIL activity isn’t permitted on game day or the day prior, with basketball remaining as the main priority besides academics.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Assign a basket for mail, a folder for permission slips, a place for backpacks and shoes, and a drawer or basket for chargers, keys, and sunglasses.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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Here are some tips to make sure location tracking is kept to a minimum: App permissions Head to your phone’s control panel to check permissions.—
Kelvin Chan,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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Grimes also highlighted singer-songwriter Holly Herndon, who created a website which allows users to detect if an artist’s work has been used in AI models, as well as a tool that allows artists to easily opt out of training datasets.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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That chasm is also home to a supernatural force that cannot be allowed to get out, under any circumstances.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump contends that efforts to limit local coordination on immigration shield violent criminals from deportation, although studies have found immigrants living in the country without authorization are not more likely to commit crimes than the general population.—
Grace Hase,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Approved authorization to apply for a redevelopment grant from the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.—
Janean Sorrell,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Terps need to make up ground in the standings to earn the Big Ten tournament’s coveted double bye, but that’s just one benchmark for a team that has larger ones in mind.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Advance Publications has stakes in Warner Bros., Discovery and Reddit.—
Lucas Frau,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Human Services Advisory board At a county commission work session the same evening of Lancaster’s swearing-in ceremony Monday, Wortman questioned an upcoming consent agenda item that recommended Lancaster be appointed to the county’s Human Services Advisory Board.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2025
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So then, consent has been manufactured in the media to dehumanize and discriminate against trans people.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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During the Biden administration, the U.S. imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Russian companies, imports, oligarchs and beyond.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
9 Feb. 2025
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Ahead of the summit, the United States warned of possible sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials, further raising the stakes for finding a solution to a conflict that is rooted in the long fallout from the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the struggle for control of Congo’s mineral resources.—
Reuters,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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