allow (of)

as in to permit (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities I'm afraid the problem doesn't allow of any other solution

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Verb
  • Such intellectual property advantages could give Europe just the kind of edge needed to redress the balance, concludes Ward.
    Andrew Saunders, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The world needs the Irwin family.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Ayton doesn’t have to reach the stardom that people once heaped upon him to justify the Lakers’ signing.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The president has cited protests outside Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility to justify the callups of troops in the deep blue city.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Allow (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allow%20%28of%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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