the go-ahead
noun
: permission to do something
We've finally been given the go-ahead for the project.
The company received/got the go-ahead to manufacture the new drug.
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Carter Davis is 4 for 4, hit the go-ahead field goal late against Notre Dame and nailed a career-long 53-yarder against Florida.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
When center fielder Bryce Teodosio muffed Doyle’s single, Goodman scored the go-ahead run.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
After Russia was kicked out of the Eurovision competition in 2022 for its full-on invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials began to plan for a revival of Intervision and in February of this year Putin signed a decree formally giving the go-ahead for the event.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 24 points, while Aliyah Boston had 14, including the go-ahead layup.
—Chloe Peterson, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
When center fielder Bryce Teodosio muffed Doyle’s single, Goodman scored the go-ahead run.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
After Russia was kicked out of the Eurovision competition in 2022 for its full-on invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials began to plan for a revival of Intervision and in February of this year Putin signed a decree formally giving the go-ahead for the event.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 24 points, while Aliyah Boston had 14, including the go-ahead layup.
—Chloe Peterson, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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