green-lighted

past tense of green-light

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-lighted
Verb
  • Cubans were also permitted for the first time in decades to own their own land, grow food and sell it at markets, setting their own prices within limits.
    Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Luzardo allowed a single on a 2-2 changeup, then a single on a 2-1 sweeper to right field that Castellanos played into a double.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • All legal fishing methods are allowed including bowfishing.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Between 2011 and 2022, roughly 380 Kansas drivers had the designation on the front of their license changed, according to Appeals Court Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, who authored the June ruling against Kobach.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The remaining 10,000 had no income cap.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Green-lighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-lighted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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