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
Nishant Pant, CNBC, 27 May 2025
If people are excited about the benefit, that’s your green light to proceed with IP protection.
—Stephen Key, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Ultimately, the creative calculus behind studio executives’ decision to green light a remake like Lilo & Stitch comes down to certain data sets.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 May 2025
According to police, Garcia was about 10 feet into the intersection, walking west on Mission inside a crosswalk — and crossing on a green light — when he was hit.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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However, this alone is not an immediate green light to go long.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 27 May 2025
If people are excited about the benefit, that’s your green light to proceed with IP protection.
—Stephen Key, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Ultimately, the creative calculus behind studio executives’ decision to green light a remake like Lilo & Stitch comes down to certain data sets.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 May 2025
According to police, Garcia was about 10 feet into the intersection, walking west on Mission inside a crosswalk — and crossing on a green light — when he was hit.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
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But even now, decades later, the U.S. has fewer missile interceptors deployed (44) than the treaty permitted (100).—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
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Teams are permitted to have up to 35 players in their squad at the start of the tournament (and must have a minimum of 26).—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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In entertainment, one of the more significant proposals is the No Fakes Act, which would give individuals a right to control their digital likeness, meaning that content creators would need permission to recreate celebrities and anyone else using AI.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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National Donut Day, which comes around annually on the first Friday of June, isn't just promotional permission to partake in pastries – the celebration has some historical heft.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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This allows the charging rate to be uprated to 15W, as well as quick and secure attachments.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Weissert walked a batter, then allowed a single before a big strikeout of Matt Thaiss.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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The government is also now appealing to the public to help find and deport people in the country without authorization.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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UniCredit has built a surprise stake in Commerzbank of 28% since September through derivatives and has the European Central Bank's authorization to hold up to 29.9% in the lender.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Summers has two siblings: a sister named Taylor and a brother named Will.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Meanwhile, the court claimed Hugh Lovell had no belongings available to confiscate.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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The spin-off is subject to customary regulatory approvals, board consent, and market conditions.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The use of this content to train AI without knowledge or explicit consent by users is a legal topic sure to stir debate in the years ahead.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
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Trump imposed a similar ban during his first term before withdrawing America unilaterally from Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, under which Iran drastically limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.—
NASSER KARIMI,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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That Israeli announcement came just before President Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which greatly limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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