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as in to allow
to give permission to
my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas
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as in to enable
to make able or possible
the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps
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as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
they let their kids get away with murder
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
artists are allowed to sell their goods in the public square without let or hindrance
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Recent Examples of let
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Our one complaint was that the design left a small gap on either side of the divider that let smaller items (like dirty socks) cross-contaminate.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
Don’t let the French name intimidate you!
—Jennifer Anderson, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Please let it all out now and not later.
—Catherine Mevs, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
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Quickly, let’s revisit the decision menu from above.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Our one complaint was that the design left a small gap on either side of the divider that let smaller items (like dirty socks) cross-contaminate.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
Don’t let the French name intimidate you!
—Jennifer Anderson, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Please let it all out now and not later.
—Catherine Mevs, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for let
Verb
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Rather than allowing a single hero product to dominate, Safdie expanded the narrative across collections, pushing further into tailoring and Old Hollywood references.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Idaho, the defense strategy in a homicide case requires a judge to allow the claim to be made to jurors.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Shawnee, the City Council voted 8-1, with Ward 3 Councilmember Kurt Knappen dissenting, to approve a 1% increase in the city’s transient guest tax — or the tax visitors pay when renting hotel rooms, short term rentals (like AirBnbs) and other accommodations for 28 days or less.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Either bring your own kayak to launch directly from Lanikai Beach, or rent one from Kailua Beach and paddle over.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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The increasing ubiquity of K-beauty products outside Korea is also enabling a broader following.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Decades of levees and shipping channels destroyed protective ecosystems, leaving the region vulnerable to hurricanes; the closure of a key canal is enabling restoration.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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But at some public schools, the woman from Rasht said, absences aren't tolerated and students found with pellet wounds are expelled or arrested.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The filing went on to say the plaintiffs demonstrated that criminal activity indeed takes place at the Eco Motel, and that the motel’s owners are aware of and tolerate that activity.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical complications.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Over the next 10 years, the Goo Goo Dolls would follow a trajectory of seemingly insurmountable obstacles and increasingly unlikely triumphs that more closely resembles a fictional underdog team from a Disney movie than a rock band.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2026
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Guide dogs and service animals are permitted.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission would lose its authority to issue licenses permitting facilities to allow simulcast dog races starting July 1, 2027.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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Asked about plans for an immigration facility on site, a spokesperson for AEW said the building is not for sale and that its owners don’t intend on leasing it to the federal government to house people detained by immigration enforcement.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lewis University will stop holding in-person classes at its Oak Brook campus through the middle of March after learning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are leasing space in the building where the school rents.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Roughly a year after his initial declaration, observers inside and outside the industry said networks had mostly ignored Jackson, and that little had changed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But dismissing or minimizing disappointment can unintentionally teach children to ignore or suppress emotions.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Let.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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