as in allowable
that may be permitted
using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible
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Recent Examples of admissible
Reviewing these hundreds of thousands of petitions and applications will inevitably discover a small swath of cases where the applicant was not admissible at the time of filing.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In a court filing, Friedman-Agnifilo argued the writings and all the items recovered from the backpack should not be admissible since police illegally searched the bag without a warrant, and there was no immediate threat to justify a warrantless search.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
The anonymous tips are a starting point, and detectives often need to do significant follow-up investigation to corroborate the tips with evidence that is admissible in court, Clark said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
The polygraph results were not admissible in court, so Perkins was not arrested at the time.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In a court filing, Friedman-Agnifilo argued the writings and all the items recovered from the backpack should not be admissible since police illegally searched the bag without a warrant, and there was no immediate threat to justify a warrantless search.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
The anonymous tips are a starting point, and detectives often need to do significant follow-up investigation to corroborate the tips with evidence that is admissible in court, Clark said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
The polygraph results were not admissible in court, so Perkins was not arrested at the time.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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One is Currently Not Collectible (CNC) status, which the IRS can grant when your monthly income barely covers your allowable expenses, much less your outstanding federal tax bill.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The agency in the past has been accused of lobbying against the county’s interests, particularly on state rules governing the allowable uses of tourist tax funds.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Taking selfies is totally acceptable after the service is done, but avoid moving your arms and positioning during the cut or coloring in order to take photos.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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Keep those putrid flowers and tasteless box of chocolates this Valentine's Day, because this is the only acceptable sign of true love.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Slavery had become ever more entrenched in America; this transformation had brought the fringe to the mainstream, made the unthinkable thinkable, the impermissible permissible.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Mosseri said that the company ultimately decided to not allow any digital effects that would encourage plastic surgery after debating what could be permissible given the advanced capabilities of modern-day makeup.—
Jonathan Vanian,Stephen Desaulniers,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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