as in permitting
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as in having
to give permission for or to approve of
flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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as in letting
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 tolerating
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 admitting
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 allotting
to give as a share or portion
allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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as in enabling
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 reflecting
to make a statement of one's opinion
he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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as in thinking
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 intending
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 allowing
Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The hotel is also pet-friendly, allowing two animals of any size free of charge.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
But Thursday’s announcement marks a dramatic expansion of the deal, potentially allowing characters from some of Lionsgate’s properties — the studio declined to indicate what those might be — to emerge in an AI project.
—Corbin Bolies, Variety, 11 June 2026
The bill effectively imposes a limit on financial payouts by allowing compensatory damages but not punitive damages.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Boutros clearly suspected that some jurors were allowing their views on Bovino-style immigration enforcement to tarnish their fairness in terms of his office’s specific charges.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
The Stories of Us combines public art with technology, allowing people to record their thoughts through a speech-to-story platform.
—Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Unlike venture capital firms that often seek significant ownership stakes and board representation, crowdfunding investors typically take much smaller positions, allowing founders to preserve more equity and autonomy.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The relationship also gives Azerbaijan access to a critical diplomatic resource, according to Joshua Kucera, a senior analyst for the Crisis Group, allowing Baku to utilize Israel’s lobby in Washington, DC.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
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Arasheben devised a mechanism allowing the face to switch colors.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The hotel is also pet-friendly, allowing two animals of any size free of charge.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
But Thursday’s announcement marks a dramatic expansion of the deal, potentially allowing characters from some of Lionsgate’s properties — the studio declined to indicate what those might be — to emerge in an AI project.
—Corbin Bolies, Variety, 11 June 2026
The bill effectively imposes a limit on financial payouts by allowing compensatory damages but not punitive damages.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Boutros clearly suspected that some jurors were allowing their views on Bovino-style immigration enforcement to tarnish their fairness in terms of his office’s specific charges.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
The Stories of Us combines public art with technology, allowing people to record their thoughts through a speech-to-story platform.
—Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Unlike venture capital firms that often seek significant ownership stakes and board representation, crowdfunding investors typically take much smaller positions, allowing founders to preserve more equity and autonomy.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The relationship also gives Azerbaijan access to a critical diplomatic resource, according to Joshua Kucera, a senior analyst for the Crisis Group, allowing Baku to utilize Israel’s lobby in Washington, DC.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowing
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Quite the contrast to the 26% drop in single-family permitting.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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That means faster permitting, reliable leasing, support for pipelines and ports, regulatory certainty for LNG terminals and a policy environment that encourages long-term investment.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Before Mexico-South Africa kicks off here in a few minutes, FIFA is marching in all 48 flags for the countries participating in the tournament and having the flag-bearers stand in a circle at midfield.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Brands that don’t reclaim that influence risk letting the algorithm write their reputation for them.—
Teresa Mackintosh,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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Kenon proceeded to stop in a residential neighborhood, letting the adult passenger and the 1-year-old child out of the car.—
James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Spanish and French lavender varieties, in particular, are known for tolerating high temperatures the best.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
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All of this demands constant adaptation inside a market that has stopped tolerating growth at any cost.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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There’s no shame in admitting it.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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In other words, rather than admitting more qualified applicants, the administration has chosen to pressure professors to dumb down the material.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The company also sells a backlit keyboard for a Surface Pro-like setup, enabling laptop-style use.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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But the Gulf, through sovereign capital, is enabling infrastructure expansion in both the East and the West.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Since launch, daily watch time per viewer on Tadka has grown fivefold, reflecting sustained engagement with the format.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Memorials, a museum and reflecting pools stand on the precise site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Allowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowing. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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