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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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
Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
The settlement has received the court’s preliminary approval, but is still awaiting a final green light.
—Connor Greene, Time, 27 May 2026
The fact that your deck convinced the board to green light the acquisition is an outcome.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
After weeks of negotiating the budget ($7 million), Roher nabbed a green light from Black Bear.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Noun
Ahead of the endorsement vote, Klobuchar supporters holding batons with flashing green lights dominated the convention floor.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
The settlement has received the court’s preliminary approval, but is still awaiting a final green light.
—Connor Greene, Time, 27 May 2026
The fact that your deck convinced the board to green light the acquisition is an outcome.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
After weeks of negotiating the budget ($7 million), Roher nabbed a green light from Black Bear.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
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The opening salvo of the assault is intended to distract the Russians and permit four other robots to get behind enemy lines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Basically, no matter how soap-y the show gets, Akerman permits the audience to buy into and sincerely enjoy the Hunting Wives ridiculousness.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Amir Ghalenoei, Iran’s head coach, added that some management staff, media personnel and an executive director have still not been granted permission to attend the tournament.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Used with permission of the publisher, Doubleday.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the breakaway republic of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa provided Israel with an additional military position, one of the sources said, allowing Israeli aircraft a point to potentially stop on long-range flights to Iran.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Even inside the courtroom, where cameras were not allowed, enthusiasm for Jackson’s music could not be contained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Well, this was a controversial authorization.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Administration officials previously have argued that the War Powers Act, which requires congressional authorization for military action lasting more than 60 days, doesn’t apply to Iran because of the ceasefire.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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The designer, who graduated from Polimoda in Florence in 2015, also had a stint at Chanel.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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Except where prohibited, acceptance of the Prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment of consideration.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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The item, which was on the consent calendar, had no further discussion and passed unanimously, with Mayor Kevin McCarty absent.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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But, as is often the case with these kinds of monkey’s paws, the granting of a wish comes at a great cost—the wishmaker’s life.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026
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In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity.—
Maggie Anders,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Putin used the forum to tout Russia’s economic resilience despite years of Western sanctions and the ongoing war.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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During a rare interview, billionaire Russian oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov acknowledged the painful impact of sanctions placed on Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.—
Natasha Lebedeva,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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