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noun

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Recent Examples of green-light
Noun
According to City of Oak Creek Community Development Director Kristi Laine, this was the final vote required from a city body to give the project a green light. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 Next, the Club wants to see Boeing get the FAA green light to boost production. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 The Oakland Police Department said Saturday that a 47-year-old man traveling northbound on a motorcycle through a green light collided with the driver’s side door of a 47-year-old Antioch man’s Toyota Corolla, who was traveling westbound on International Boulevard. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025 Trump has given a tacit green light to the operation, even as his national security team has redoubled efforts to achieve a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for green-light
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
  • Such dreams of prosperity are only permitted for so long.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • If required, an individual-sized soft-sided cooler will be permitted.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Death card shows up as sacred permission to shed a layer that no longer serves you.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Reprinted by permission of Scribner, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Senate late on Tuesday rejected in a 55-45 vote a 7-week stopgap funding measure supported by Republicans that would have allowed the government to continue operations.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • According to authorities Gibson allowed his large dogs to roam freely in the neighborhood and a neighbor’s ring camera caught footage moments after the alleged atatck.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Through Congressional authorization, President Calvin Coolidge was featured on the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar alongside George Washington.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Roberts has not had lawful employment authorization since December 2020, according to the complaint.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ford had a challenging first half of 2025 with 88 vehicle recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to NHTSA data, which now surpasses the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014, the Detroit Free Press previously reported.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Ohio has 13 Costco warehouse locations.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most states are one party consent states, Heath said.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In December 2021, the Treasury Department issued more sanctions against Luna and Marroquin, alleging that the Bukele aides negotiated the secret agreement with the MS-13 gang.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In exchange, China has protected the junta by vetoing tougher sanctions at the United Nations and other international forums.
    Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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