as in acceptable
that may be permitted
international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Recent Examples of allowable
Bordeaux added several hybrids to allowable grape varieties in 2023, including Sauvignac, Souvignier Gris, Floréal, Vidoc, and the aforementioned Voltis, all for their ability to ward off disease in seasons that are increasingly hot and wet.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
But lawmakers this year slashed the CFPB's maximum allowable funding, meaning the agency may face tighter funding constraints regardless.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Prescriptions filled after someone has paid the maximum allowable amount will cost them nothing at all.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
This is the maximum allowable limit.
—NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
But lawmakers this year slashed the CFPB's maximum allowable funding, meaning the agency may face tighter funding constraints regardless.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Prescriptions filled after someone has paid the maximum allowable amount will cost them nothing at all.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
This is the maximum allowable limit.
—NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowable
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Two months later, the Shah, suffering from cancer, fled Iran and commenced the indignity of travelling from one country to the next, looking for an acceptable place of exile.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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The danger is that in the rush to remove a strongman, outside powers elevate leaders who are more acceptable internationally but no more accountable domestically.—
Rick Singh,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte has committed to distributing the maximum amount of revenue permissible by last year’s House settlement in order to help the Longhorns attract the best possible athletes.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Although the state has blocked most foreign social-media apps, platforms, and news websites; introduced more censorship and surveillance; and raised fees to access the internet, Iranians have managed to use this alternative media sphere to push the boundaries of permissible public speech.—
Nahid Siamdoust,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Defendants of course argued that the trial court erred in denying their special motion because Wunsch had not proven up each element of his claims with admissible evidence.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Mangione's attorneys are arguing that evidence recovered on the day of his arrest — including a magazine, a gun, a silencer and a notebook of Mangione's writings — should not be admissible in his state trial.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Lopez Lyman speaks about the January 7 death of Renee Nicole Good, a white woman and legal observer who was shot and killed by an ICE officer, and compares the current situation to the time following police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd in 2020.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Espinoza Martinez, who was born in Mexico, has lived in the United States for decades and does not have legal permission to remain in the country, according to federal authorities.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowable. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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