ALLOW OF Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

allow (of)

verb

Definition of 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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In its base case, about 11 million workers, roughly 7% of the workforce, would need to leave their occupations entirely, with a range of 6 million to 16 million.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Engineers needed the spacecraft to track specific targets with enough precision for reliable emissions measurements.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

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Regardless, a movie of this size would need a debut near $40 million to justify its budget, per rival execs.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Both have used surging trading volumes as a metric to underscore the exchanges’ growing popularity, helping justify those valuations.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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