as in permitted (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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Under city zoning rules, the Board of Zoning Adjustment needed to approve a special use permit for the project.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026 -
The pool table can also be used as a ping-pong table or even another table, if needed.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Allowed (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowed%20%28of%29. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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