as in allowing
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1
as in permitting
to give permission to
my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas
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2
as in renting
chiefly British
to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment
the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her home to earn some extra money
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as in enabling
to make able or possible
the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps
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as in tolerating
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
they let their kids get away with murder
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Recent Examples of letting
Jasmine Secrest, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Then on Monday, shortly after the champagne sprays in the locker room had dried, the team began tweaking its roster for next season, letting players know who would be coming back and who might be moving on.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
By letting other gardeners do their work, however imperfectly, the United States can thus help sustain the fragile dreams of the Syrian people.
—John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
That's because season 3 spent too much time letting chefs, real and fictional, discuss the nirvana a chef experiences running a restaurant kitchen.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Saturate the soil completely, letting the excess drain out.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
But the county felt comfortable letting the ban expire due to recent rainfall, Fire Marshal Gary Howell said at Tuesday's Commissioners Court meeting.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Since leaving Tennessee, his teams have won only nine of 23 games, including the Eagles’ stunning 32-9 loss to Tampa Bay in a Wild Card game after letting a bye slip through their hands.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Second, ventilate rooms by letting clean outside air in.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Instead of letting the tension build; an open, honest conversation could really clear the air.
—Jasmine Secrest, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Then on Monday, shortly after the champagne sprays in the locker room had dried, the team began tweaking its roster for next season, letting players know who would be coming back and who might be moving on.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
By letting other gardeners do their work, however imperfectly, the United States can thus help sustain the fragile dreams of the Syrian people.
—John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
That's because season 3 spent too much time letting chefs, real and fictional, discuss the nirvana a chef experiences running a restaurant kitchen.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Saturate the soil completely, letting the excess drain out.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
But the county felt comfortable letting the ban expire due to recent rainfall, Fire Marshal Gary Howell said at Tuesday's Commissioners Court meeting.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Since leaving Tennessee, his teams have won only nine of 23 games, including the Eagles’ stunning 32-9 loss to Tampa Bay in a Wild Card game after letting a bye slip through their hands.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Second, ventilate rooms by letting clean outside air in.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting
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Another enticement for living room viewers, a streamlined button allowing viewers to subscribe to channels via their TV has yielded a more than 40% increase in the number of subscriptions initiated via a TV set.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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First Tellurium provided critical domestic sources of tellurium and other metals, allowing Michael to overcome supply challenges.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The filmmakers have been based in New York City for almost 20 years and have experienced firsthand the affordability crisis of renting in the city.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Though insurance will cover the majority of expenses incurred by the Rays in renting the Yankees’ spring training facility, the Rays are responsible for the costs of upgrading an adjacent field, where the Yankees’ Low-A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons, play their regular-season games.Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Optimizing Advertising Effectiveness With AI AI can enhance advertising by enabling more precise targeting and personalization, leading to higher conversion rates and reduced acquisition costs.Fatima Yusuf, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Increasing access to birth control is critical for preventing unintended pregnancies, improving women's health, and enabling planned families.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This trend is exacerbated by the talent shortage, which has led to more leniency in tolerating poor behavior to avoid employee turnover.Matthias Clesle, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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This involves not just tolerating risk-taking but actively rewarding it.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Instead of pushing down and ignoring, actively look at everything in your life — good and bad.Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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When Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s Palm Beach golf club sought permission to hire temporary foreign workers in July 2024, Florida’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3%.Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Dali was arraigned and charged in early December with knowingly stowing away abroad an aircraft without consent.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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And new federal efforts to crack down on unscrupulous brokers switching consumers' coverage without consent could slow down the process for picking a new plan CMS did not respond to questions about why open enrollment was extended.Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Letting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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