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
Still, not every architect involved has found the project’s carte blanche approach liberating.
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Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
That’s when the culinary team has carte blanche to transform leftover produce from the week into a unique pre-fixe menu to avoid excess waste.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
After years of false starts, Netflix finally greenlit the series and gave the two filmmakers carte blanche.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In our view, ADU advocates should be open to reasonable conditions, but the city shouldn’t give aldermen carte blanche to wholesale bar the construction of granny flats.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
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Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
That’s when the culinary team has carte blanche to transform leftover produce from the week into a unique pre-fixe menu to avoid excess waste.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
After years of false starts, Netflix finally greenlit the series and gave the two filmmakers carte blanche.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In our view, ADU advocates should be open to reasonable conditions, but the city shouldn’t give aldermen carte blanche to wholesale bar the construction of granny flats.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carte blanche
Noun
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The actor held her red and lilac bouquet in his free hand.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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For a few seconds, the phones are overwhelmed by the free hands of fans who simply want to wave at Myers and maybe catch a smile or a wink in return.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Costner was still a movie star, but he was no longer being offered blank checks and full creative control.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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In many ways, gave a blank check to Benjamin Netanyahu to enact a violent campaign of revenge and retribution that has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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