1
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
The offensive line has allowed pressures on 41 percent of dropbacks, which ranks in the bottom third of the league, and Cleveland's eight turnovers are tied for first.
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
After Sunday's loss, which dropped the Ravens to 1-3 on the season, the Ravens' defense has now allowed an average of 33.2 points per game on the season.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
However, to watch King & Conqueror in the US, Americans will first need a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Co-buying with a friend or relative is a work-around, allowing people to combine income and assets, especially in areas where the housing stock is mostly single-family homes.
—Rhaina Cohen, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
After Sunday's loss, which dropped the Ravens to 1-3 on the season, the Ravens' defense has now allowed an average of 33.2 points per game on the season.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
However, to watch King & Conqueror in the US, Americans will first need a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Co-buying with a friend or relative is a work-around, allowing people to combine income and assets, especially in areas where the housing stock is mostly single-family homes.
—Rhaina Cohen, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allow
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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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The amount varies each day because every country is different, but each team is allotted the same amount.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
26 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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Promotion enabled Villa to access greater funds in the top flight, backed by owners Nassef Sawiris and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens, who took full control the year Villa won promotion.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The maps of those three little museums have been superimposed on each other, enabling visitors to enter the three ghost spaces simultaneously, crossing layer after layer of cultural history, with the various walls and plans collapsing into one another.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The ground floor is home to the offices of creative director Gherardo Felloni and longtime brand ambassador Inès de la Fressange; the Salon de l’Héritage, an exhibition space and the Salon Vivier reception room, which reflects the distinctive interior design taste of the house’s founder.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Seek out the people who reflect your vision back to you with clarity.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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