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as in permits
to give permission for or to approve of
flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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as in lets
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 tolerates
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 admits
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 allots
to give as a share or portion
allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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as in enables
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 reflects
to make a statement of one's opinion
he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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as in believes
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 intends
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 allows
Book Now Como Parrot Cay is part of Comoclub, a loyalty program that allows travelers to accumulate credits to use toward future stays.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
Cumrige Self-Cleaning Litter Box This self-cleaning litter box allows cats (up to 33 pounds) to do their business in private.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
While this textile breaks the rule and its unique lattice pattern allows the textile to expand around the arm rather than clamp down, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2025
The result is a subtle, personal fragrance developed with the brand’s proprietary FlexScent technology, which allows each layer of top, middle and base notes — including peony, jasmine, sandalwood, amber coconut and soft musk — to adapt uniquely to every wearer.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
All this functionality allows your hands to stay on the keyboard, as every control tool is literally at your fingertips.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
The cameo feature, which allows your child’s likeness to be potentially duplicated in video form, and misused.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Due process requires a commitment to the reasons punishment is sought and thus allows those reasons to be addressed and countered.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
Cumrige Self-Cleaning Litter Box This self-cleaning litter box allows cats (up to 33 pounds) to do their business in private.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
While this textile breaks the rule and its unique lattice pattern allows the textile to expand around the arm rather than clamp down, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2025
The result is a subtle, personal fragrance developed with the brand’s proprietary FlexScent technology, which allows each layer of top, middle and base notes — including peony, jasmine, sandalwood, amber coconut and soft musk — to adapt uniquely to every wearer.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
All this functionality allows your hands to stay on the keyboard, as every control tool is literally at your fingertips.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
The cameo feature, which allows your child’s likeness to be potentially duplicated in video form, and misused.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Due process requires a commitment to the reasons punishment is sought and thus allows those reasons to be addressed and countered.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allows
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Ensuring that citizens in other countries enjoy good health permits their economies to thrive and America’s in turn.—
Robin Lin Miller,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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This week, the Supreme Court itself sounded skeptical that the IEEPA emergency statute lets a president unilaterally tax the world.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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To combat some of these bias issues, Giga is working with open-source and multilingual LLMs and has developed a feature that lets customers opt into talking in a native language.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Native to Texas and Mexico, autumn sage tolerates heat and drought but also adapts to a variety of growing conditions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Santa Barbara daisy, which is actually native to Mexico and Central America, is meant not only for sunny garden, block wall, or walkway border planting, but tolerates a fair dose of shade as well as poor soil and drought.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Alton Brown admits that the classic green bean casserole recipe is worth celebrating.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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It’s taken time, Fonseca admits, to grow accustomed to playing in front of such raucous crowds.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Instead of gathering experts who advocate for their functional perspective and then compromise, AI enables teams where each member can think holistically across functions.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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This enables the study of subtle performance nuances, particularly during takeoff and landing, which can significantly impact a design’s success.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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With new demarcations of land, Pinjar reflects how such violence scaled up.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The company said that mainly reflects higher demand for livestock products.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Zohran’s campaign embodied that vision, and his victory belongs to everyone who believes a better future is possible.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was not involved in the study, and applauds the creative insight of the researchers, but believes more evidence is needed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the future, the company intends to move beyond just one habitat and build a network of underwater stations for continuous ocean research.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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He soon gets roped into doing battle with the Devils of Kimon, a demonic ninja clan that intends to overthrow the country’s leadership.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Allows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allows. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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