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admitted (of)

past tense of admit (of)
as in permitted (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities your question does not admit of a simple "yes" or "no" answer

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  • This can reduce time needed for extensive wind tunnel testing or large-scale computer simulations.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The ones who needed to leave their mother tongue in order to find their true voice.
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  • Some justified their retreats by citing the 2023 Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college admissions.
    Essence, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
  • What begins as an academic thought experiment — can a lie ever be justified?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Admitted (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admitted%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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