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verb

Definition of green-lightnext
as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting

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green light

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noun

as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser

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Recent Examples of green-light
Noun
Now, with a US green light for its civil nuclear ambitions, more uranium finds may surface. — semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The Invest Atlanta board voted 6-2 to give the initial green light to an incentive package that focuses on Amsterdam Walk’s first apartments. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Investigators say the 2019 McLaren accelerated from a green light before veering into the tree. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The early pages of The Waves are liquid with green light, the garden or grounds a place of languor and surprise, sudden kisses, bright animal eyes, solitary daydream and jealousy. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for green-light
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
  1. permit
  2. permission
  3. allow
  4. authorization
  5. have
  6. consent
  7. granting
  8. sanction
Verb
  • Insider tip If your schedule permits, allot at least two days here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Scripture permits men to take several wives, but Indonesian law does not recognize those unions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of permit
Noun
  • Hard passes give journalists who regularly cover the White House longer-term access to its campus without having to get permission ahead of time.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The company has requested permission to launch Starship from its Starbase site in South Texas up to 456 times per year.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of permission
Verb
  • The platform’s most popular membership plan is the Ipsy Original plan, which for $15 a month allows users to receive five sample-size products every month.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Street Fighter held its premiere in Los Angeles on Monday and Paramount also held a series of screenings this week, and allowed attendees to post brief social media reactions to the movie.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of allow
Noun
  • But the patient in the demo product had not signed any authorizations, so there was no way to show me how to revoke them.
    — Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Some plans are also adding utilization requirements, such as prior authorization.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of authorization
Verb
  • At the Fondation Cartier, people will have free access to them.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Sullivan denied that the law would cut Medicaid for Alaskans, saying the Affordable Care Act had a greater impact and raised insurance premiums in the state drastically.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of have
Noun
  • New York requires models’ consent before a digital replica of them can be made, and clear labels on ads that feature synthetic performers.
    — Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Sex Ed for Guys, a Tik Tok project created by Colby College students, addresses everything from consent and dating to healthy masculinity.
    — Katie Hurley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of consent
Noun
  • To that, the AG’s office were silent Thursday on the granting of Block the Merger’s eleventh-hour motion.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Other presidential powers include the negotiation of treaties and the granting of pardons.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of granting
Noun
  • His administration also has long entertained ways to unwind certain sanctions on Russia in a bid to secure a peace deal with Ukraine — one that would also help ease inflation.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The bipartisan act passed the Senate by an overwhelming 86-11 margin, reflecting the broad support for sanctions in the United States.
    — Joel R. Levin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sanction

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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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