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
Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a motorist who was not named in the report was driving a 2012 Chevrolet southbound on Towson Avenue and, having a green light, proceeded through the intersection, the report states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
That's some spending on a picture which didn't even have a green light or a release date.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Prime Video has confirmed a series green light for Carrie, a TV series based on the Stephen King novel.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Holgorsen has a green light to engineer the offense in his vision.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a motorist who was not named in the report was driving a 2012 Chevrolet southbound on Towson Avenue and, having a green light, proceeded through the intersection, the report states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
That's some spending on a picture which didn't even have a green light or a release date.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Prime Video has confirmed a series green light for Carrie, a TV series based on the Stephen King novel.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration has pushed to expand offshore oil drilling and accelerate the permitting process, reducing timelines to just weeks.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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If permitted to enter the country, students must enroll full time, earn good grades and notify their school within 10 days of substantive changes to their circumstances.—
David L. Di Maria,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Prince William has also sought the permission of Miss Middleton's father.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hunter will wear No. 12 and Ward was given permission to wear No. 1 by legendary Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon.—
Brooks Peck,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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When the season begins, Baku is out of school due to suspension, allowing the Union a chance to get their claws into the Eunjang student body.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The rules will also allow carmakers to report less severe crashes monthly, and add a property damage reporting threshold for less severe crashes involving self-driving vehicles.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Universities and the government use the database to track foreign students and students rely on it for their authorization to remain in the country.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Synthetic Food Dyes to Be Phased Out The FDA plans to revoke authorization of two synthetic food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—within the next few months.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Elsewhere, Colorado does have strict policies in place for its athletics Hall of Fame.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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In one controversial use case, UK rail operator Network Rail reportedly sent video data of passengers to Amazon’s emotional analytics service without gathering their consent.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Customers were also allegedly enrolled without their consent and were charged before the billing date.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Even if the seizure of Taiwan does not lead to a wider regional confrontation, any number of powerful economic actors in the global North might impose sanctions that would hurt China, and Asia more broadly.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Putin’s biggest concern is that Trump will blame Russia, bolster US support for Kyiv and impose tough new economic sanctions on Moscow, spelling an end to the potential benefits of a reconfiguration of US-Russia relations.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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