as in allowable
that may be permitted
deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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Recent Examples of permissible
The Justice Department said in 2005 that autopens alone are permissible for a president's signature.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
So 26 years later, some boundaries should be established for what is permissible fan conduct and what is not.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
This regulation, according to the FCC, was found by the courts to be permissible under the First Amendment.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Critics note that the targets appear to be civilians and argue that lethal force is permissible only when individuals pose an imminent threat and no other means exist to prevent harm.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
So 26 years later, some boundaries should be established for what is permissible fan conduct and what is not.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
This regulation, according to the FCC, was found by the courts to be permissible under the First Amendment.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Critics note that the targets appear to be civilians and argue that lethal force is permissible only when individuals pose an imminent threat and no other means exist to prevent harm.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permissible
Adjective
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European football governing body UEFA’s allowable loss limit is less than the Premier League’s, so lowering wages has already happened at continental level, and its squad-cost rule is directly targeted at what teams spend on players.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Since 2010, in four of the five cases in which the agency settled with psychiatric hospitals for EMTALA violations, the amounts were well below the maximum allowable.—
Eli Cahan,
ProPublica,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Much more than a simple exploration of queerness at a time when lesbians relationships were not socially acceptable, the film is also an extended essay about desire and longing.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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Scrambled to a marginally acceptable 10-6 straght-up, but two games under against the spread will never be OK.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissible. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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