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
The near carte blanche access Musk had in our government with his initial team of kiddie corp.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
By allowing Domino’s into school cafeterias, the government also is essentially giving the company carte blanche to advertise its pizza.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Where Israel has gotten carte blanche from Washington is with regard to the Palestinians.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2025
The advantage of creating one of the few water-cooler shows out there is that Team Severance was basically given carte blanche come season two.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
By allowing Domino’s into school cafeterias, the government also is essentially giving the company carte blanche to advertise its pizza.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Where Israel has gotten carte blanche from Washington is with regard to the Palestinians.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2025
The advantage of creating one of the few water-cooler shows out there is that Team Severance was basically given carte blanche come season two.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carte blanche
Noun
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To harvest peaches, simply grasp the globe of the peach fruit in one hand and give it a gentle twist while lifting upwards and supporting the peach branch with your free hand.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 July 2025
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Where Zepeda mostly looks to create space from in close, Stevenson adds a wrinkle to his game, either creating space or tying up one of his opponent's arms while looking to land with his free hand while also putting foe out of position through pressure.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Teams still figure to hand blank checks to generational superstars such as Nikola Jokić, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić (the Dallas Mavericks notwithstanding).—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Some investors also redeemed their shares before the blank check company completed a merger.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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