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as in to allow
to give permission for or to approve of
the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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as in to let
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in to enable
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion
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as in patent
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Recent Examples of permit
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
If Judge Claudia Wilken signs off on the settlement, NCAA schools will be permitted to share up to $20.5 million with their athletes during the 2025-26 school year.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Alex Heigl, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Imports, exports, commercial fishing, mining, drilling, manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages, operation of planes and trucks, and broadcast licenses for media outlets, to name a few, require some sort of federal permit.
—Byron Tau, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Verb
This marked the sixth consecutive game that the Heat permitted at least 107 points, by far the longest streak of Miami’s season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
If Judge Claudia Wilken signs off on the settlement, NCAA schools will be permitted to share up to $20.5 million with their athletes during the 2025-26 school year.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
According to the Associated Press, prosecutors later dropped charges against Brown for possessing the monkey without a permit after the artist agreed to forfeit his rights to Fiji and pay $35,000 for the monkey's care.
—Alex Heigl, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Imports, exports, commercial fishing, mining, drilling, manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages, operation of planes and trucks, and broadcast licenses for media outlets, to name a few, require some sort of federal permit.
—Byron Tau, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permit
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Part of the dome will have large sliding doors, which will remain closed during the day and open at night, allowing the telescope to survey the sky.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Inarguably, neither his presidency nor his total service to the American people should be defined exclusively as an old man allowing personal objectives and defensiveness to overtake everything.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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In a hilarious new teaser for Uber Eats’ upcoming Super Bowl commercial, the businesswoman lets Charli XCX know in no uncertain terms that she’s never heard of her before.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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Robert Pattinson isn't letting the haters get under his (sparkly) skin.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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This change enabled her to view her development as planned and targeted. 2.—
Tinna Jackson,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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In 2017, rocketing demand enabled the Rwanda Development Board to double the price of their daily gorilla-tracking permit to a hefty $1,500 to generate more revenue for conservation.—
Alexandra Owens,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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That year, the award went to Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues at the height of the Dead Puck Era, when obstruction was tolerated and scoring was at a premium.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Pfizer, for example, faces a wave of patent losses over the next few years that could threaten some $17 billion to $18 billion in annual sales, the company’s CEO Albert Bourla said during a presentation at the conference.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Companies with greater gender diversity on their boards see an increase in innovation and patents.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Love Island, meanwhile, aired its sixth season last summer and has a number of spinoffs.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just one watchmaker assembles each piece, which has 270 components and requires 5,000 hours of work.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Plan for 1 year, or maybe 5 years at a time, ignoring what happens after?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Johansson shared that Rose recently ignored a boy who had a crush on her, leaving him feeling hurt.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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But this time, with Watson on the field, Spagnuolo should change his strategy and have McDuffie provide shadow coverage on Shakir to take away Allen’s most reliable pass catcher.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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His drop has turned into a days-long news story, in part because the Ravens now have three tight ends each with one year left on their contracts: Jackson’s security blanket, Andrews; Isaiah Likely, a quickly ascending pass catcher; and perhaps the best blocking tight end of the trio, Charlie Kolar.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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