green-lighting

verb

present participle of green-light
as in permitting
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-lighting
  1. permitting
  2. allowing
  3. having
Verb
  • That reflects a long-running slowdown in home construction driven by rising expenses from materials and labor as well as changes in local zoning and permitting rules and lingering scars from the 2008 subprime mortgage collapse.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Singer has allowed 20 home runs in 18 starts this season, coughing up at least one in 12 and permitting multiple home runs in six.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of permitting
Verb
  • Even if a third party such as Oman collected the fees, tolls would likely still breach international maritime laws, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), allowing insurers to reject voyages or terminate cover.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The crowd was well controlled while still allowing the normal flow of traffic.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of allowing
Verb
  • Many students today recall the pandemic as a time filled by moments at home with family, going to school in their pajamas or having a break from some of the social pressures of school.
    — Stacey Gillett, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Nor to the notion of having a road named after him a century later.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of having
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“Green-lighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-lighting. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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