as in free hand
permission to do something in any way you choose to do it
We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house.
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Recent Examples of carte blanche
Give whoever replaces Grier carte blanche, complete freedom, a blank slate, to do whatever the person desires with the organization.
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Omar Kelly
october 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Showing two high jewelry collections a year, Choisne let her imagination run wild with innovation as the cornerstone of the carte blanche expression shown in July.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
For his New York program, Japan Society offered Hasumi carte blanche — a rare honor previously extended to figures such as Susan Sontag and art photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Armed with the new law and guns, white kidnappers had carte blanche to snatch and enslave free Black people, too.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Omar Kelly
october 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Showing two high jewelry collections a year, Choisne let her imagination run wild with innovation as the cornerstone of the carte blanche expression shown in July.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
For his New York program, Japan Society offered Hasumi carte blanche — a rare honor previously extended to figures such as Susan Sontag and art photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Armed with the new law and guns, white kidnappers had carte blanche to snatch and enslave free Black people, too.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carte blanche
Noun
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In the footage, Wang is moving slowly and supporting the child’s head and neck with his free hand.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Jan. 2026
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As the pair held hands, Nicov chatted with Penn, who was smoking with his free hand.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But a couple could do a lot of damage with a spare $5K in their mitts, let alone a blank check.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Busby stole more than $775 using the victim’s credit cards and a blank check, the district attorney’s office said.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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