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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of allow But the parliamentarian did allow Republicans to keep a 10-year moratorium on state laws regulating artificial intelligence. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 June 2025 Those jurisdictions allow some noncitizens who do not qualify for federal Medicaid to enroll in a version of the program that is funded by the state. Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 June 2025 Also, allow yourself time to adjust to your new normal. Sherri Gordon, Parents, 24 June 2025 If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for allow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allow
Verb
  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
  • In 2018, Amazon and Apple Inc. struck a deal that permitted Amazon to sell the latest iPhones and other products.
    Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The following week, Steve Bannon came on the show and said that the 2020 election was stolen; Newsom let this slide.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
  • So let your voice be heard and vote in the poll below.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The boy's digestive system cannot tolerate lipids, which are fatty compounds or oils that are found in foods.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • This instills a culture of collaborative leadership, where differing styles aren’t just tolerated, they’re valued.
    Thierry Brunel, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Adler responded by encouraging others to express interest in running the simulation for their organization (there is a form to fill out), but admitted that forecasts and predictions are hard.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • Nobody admits that all this activity serves as cover for avoiding the work that scares us: making real decisions, shipping imperfect products, having difficult conversations.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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  • For a three-year period, through the next fiscal year, California has been allotted funding worth more than $18.2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • Differing budget plans passed by the state House and Senate this year both would start allotting sports betting tax revenue to the athletic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
    David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
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  • This includes mini-rovers, crewed lunar rovers, and all kinds of instrumentation that will enable lunar exploration, development, and in-situ resource development.
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 June 2025
  • Fresh droppings often contain viral RNA, enabling researchers to recover full genomes and assess the pathogenic potential of circulating strains.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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  • The organization reflected a pattern in this new generation of filmmakers in the Central American country, largely comprised of women, with many telling stories focused on issues of womanhood and, most specifically, being a woman in Costa Rica today.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • Photos posted to the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Roley's mother and stepfather, reviewed by ABC News, reflect that familiarity with firearms.
    Mike Levine, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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  • While the unified front welcoming Trump to The Hague may prioritize maintaining the NATO alliance, 23 of the 32 member countries have reached the 2% of GDP spending threshold—and experts think some will reach 5% by or before 2035.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • And there are some who have been thinking that pretty well describes opening a Mexican restaurant on Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock’s Pulaski Heights, along a strip in which there are already two similar establishments (Heights Taco & Tamale and Baja Grill).
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2025

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“Allow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allow. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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