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as in had
to give permission for or to approve of
flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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as in 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 tolerated
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 admitted
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 allotted
to give as a share or portion
allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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as in enabled
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 reflected
to make a statement of one's opinion
he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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as in believed
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 intended
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 allowed
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, according to Federal Aviation Administration regulations, you are not allowed to drink alcohol on board unless it’s served by a flight attendant.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The central bank has also been setting its daily reference rate stronger — around which the onshore yuan is allowed to trade within a 2% range — near its strongest level seen in last November, allowing a gradual appreciation against the dollar.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
County judges in Washington County are paid at the maximum allowed by state law, currently $165,094 per year.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
This months-long standoff has allowed the Administration to escalate its campaign against Ábrego García in the press and on social media.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
No one is allowed to leave the hotel now.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The return of Josko Gvardiol at centre-back allowed Khusanov to shift across.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Guardians were aggressive early and Bergert allowed five RBI doubles in Monday’s start.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Rather than homogenizing these differences, the federation's genius lay in creating structures that allowed diversity to generate collective capability.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, according to Federal Aviation Administration regulations, you are not allowed to drink alcohol on board unless it’s served by a flight attendant.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The central bank has also been setting its daily reference rate stronger — around which the onshore yuan is allowed to trade within a 2% range — near its strongest level seen in last November, allowing a gradual appreciation against the dollar.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
County judges in Washington County are paid at the maximum allowed by state law, currently $165,094 per year.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
This months-long standoff has allowed the Administration to escalate its campaign against Ábrego García in the press and on social media.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
No one is allowed to leave the hotel now.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The return of Josko Gvardiol at centre-back allowed Khusanov to shift across.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Guardians were aggressive early and Bergert allowed five RBI doubles in Monday’s start.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowed
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This budding technique involves comparing DNA samples to those accessible on public genetic databases which law enforcement is permitted to access.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bonneville, sitting behind her, grabbed her hand for the last 15 minutes and didn’t let go.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each of these commitments comes nestled in a bramble of thorny questions that societies have been debating for the last, let’s round it off at, 250 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Any distractions, otherwise, will not be tolerated.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Art was tolerated as a pastime, not a profession.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Redford was also in attendance for the panel and admitted this is one of Szaggars' qualities that attracted him to her.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the next hearing in September, Canyon County Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Wilcox admitted that the facts surrounding the state Supreme Court’s ruling would make his office unable to meet its burden of proof at trial.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Sep. 2025
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But with age, the number of chances you’re allotted go down.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jessi wasn’t allowed to close the door of the bathroom and was allotted seven minutes to shower.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This approach has enabled Apex to scale quickly while maintaining the stability and resources associated with a corporate partnership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond its nuclear-deterrence mission, the B-2’s long range and payload capacity have enabled it to deliver large munitions at a distance.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Only about 3% of this year's participating students came from D-or-F-rated schools, which Smith said reflected little change from the previous year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman was not reflected in the CMA nominations.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Messages Robinson is believed to have sent on Discord stated a need to retrieve a rifle from a pick-up point, leaving the rifle in a bush, watching the area where a rifle was left and having wrapped the rifle in a towel, according to the affidavit.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The driver of the SUV was transported to an area hospital with injuries police believed to be not life-threatening.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Allowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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