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as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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as in to let
to give permission to
a boarding school that does not allow students to go on weekend trips without written permission
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as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
only a lazy gardener would allow the weeds to grow that high
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as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
I'll allow I probably said more than I should have
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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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as in to enable
to make able or possible
a patient's canceled appointment allowed the doctor to squeeze in a few extra phone calls
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as in to reflect
to make a statement of one's opinion
he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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as in to think
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have as an opinion
people in these parts allow that everyone is entitled to one mistake in life, even if it's a doozy
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as in to intend
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I allow to go hunting before the season is over
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Recent Examples of allow
In the first half of Baylor's 48-7 win at CPA, the five-star junior running back juked a defender and smoothly hurdled clean over another on his way to the end zone, but the hurdle — which isn't allowed in high school football — drew a penalty which negated the play.
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Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Dimon has said that for JPMorgan, H-1B visas allow the company to be nimble in moving employees to positions around the world.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Anyone who refuses to provide the data will not be allowed to enter the EU.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
What did allowing Wendy to communicate with and to control the Xenomorph open up for you in the writing process?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Dimon has said that for JPMorgan, H-1B visas allow the company to be nimble in moving employees to positions around the world.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Anyone who refuses to provide the data will not be allowed to enter the EU.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
What did allowing Wendy to communicate with and to control the Xenomorph open up for you in the writing process?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allow
Verb
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Unlike traditional approaches, HydroSpread lets ultrathin polymer films form directly on water, eliminating the fragile and error-prone step of transferring films from rigid surfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI’s move toward proactive assistants Pulse follows OpenAI's January introduction of Tasks, a feature that lets Plus and Pro subscribers schedule ChatGPT to perform specific actions at set times.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kirk is being celebrated as a champion of free speech who was willing to debate anyone anywhere and who was killed by someone who could not tolerate his views.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Surprisingly, marine life appeared to tolerate toxins like TNT and RDX.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some players tacitly admitted their dislike for playing in a minor league stadium.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Shaun admitted the world saw a picture-perfect Hollywood couple, but the reality at home was drastically different.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Each side has been allotted one hour and 45 minutes for their closing arguments.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Per the rules of the competition, participants are allotted three attempts to skim their stone as far as possible.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
17 Sep. 2025
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The tri-mode seeker shares targeting information among all three modes, enabling StormBreaker to engage fixed or moving targets at any time of day and in all weather conditions, according to Raytheon.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Contrary to the previous examples, Palace are using a blocker outside the six-yard box to enable a centre-back’s run — Wharton’s role (red) in this routine is to create space for Guehi’s run by blocking Diouf.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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These real estate pros know what’s actually happening in a specific neighborhood can affect a home’s price, including microtrends that may not be reflected in the broader data.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The home functions not only as a symbolic site for intimate matters, but also as an indefinite space that could exist anywhere in the world, reflecting the sense of estrangement many people feel when moving abroad, far from their country of origin.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Gonzalez, the former National Security Council official, said senior policymakers thought that embassy staff were showing favoritism to Bukele, sending reports that minimized the growing crisis of democracy in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Initially, the source was thought to be in an area between the football stadium and the high school’s dock area, but the gas utility determined that the leak was somewhere within the building.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Allow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allow. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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