as in acceptable
that may be permitted
international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Recent Examples of allowable
The change came after the small town paid out a settlement to the Arnold family of $441,000, which amounted to the maximum civil award allowable under Missouri law.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Any such amendment to the Higher Education Act would likely be allowable under the terms of the Master Promissory Note.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Greer sentenced Williams to ninety-five years in prison, the maximum allowable sentence.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Other words on the list may still be allowable on websites and materials but trigger greater scrutiny and possible adverse actions when appearing in grant proposals and contracts.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Any such amendment to the Higher Education Act would likely be allowable under the terms of the Master Promissory Note.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Greer sentenced Williams to ninety-five years in prison, the maximum allowable sentence.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Other words on the list may still be allowable on websites and materials but trigger greater scrutiny and possible adverse actions when appearing in grant proposals and contracts.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for allowable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowable
Adjective
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But the concept is something that may not be acceptable to the public.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Suicide and euthanasia are never morally acceptable options.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Warriors coach saw the chants as something that would not have been permissible a decade ago.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Its research and recommendations have served as the foundation for Department of Labor rules for worker protection, including one issued last year for coal miners that cuts by half the permissible exposures to poisonous silica dust.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Generally, tests are also not admissible in federal court.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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The studio’s attorney reminds the judge that interviews with two The Fall of Diddy subjects would be hearsay and, therefore, not directly admissible in the federal case.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Kemsley, citing irreconcilable differences, is also requesting that her ex pay her legal fees.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The two were engaged in legal battles for years, but Giuffre finally settled, admitting that she might have been mistaken in identifying Dershowitz as an abuser.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowable. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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