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
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reporting indicates that the assault’s green light came from only a handful of Hamas leaders and commanders, including Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, and Mohammed Deif (all of whom were later assassinated by Israel).
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Baldwin asked Scoop, referring to a green light beaming from his finger.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has given a series of green lights to the White House without full hearings or any explanation of its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket, also known as the shadow or interim docket.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Others just get giddy having a green light to upend society’s rules of decorum, even for a short window of time.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reporting indicates that the assault’s green light came from only a handful of Hamas leaders and commanders, including Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, and Mohammed Deif (all of whom were later assassinated by Israel).
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Baldwin asked Scoop, referring to a green light beaming from his finger.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has given a series of green lights to the White House without full hearings or any explanation of its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket, also known as the shadow or interim docket.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
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During that time, Ashley has said he's been working on a policy that is both strong and permits access to the courthouse complex but has acknowledged the limitations of what is legally permissible.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Because John Herschel believed that the correlation between magnetic storms and auroras revealed both to be meteorological phenomena, the new observatories would be equipped with weather instruments that, in time, would permit the first global measurements of climate change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Property owners in a historic district must get permission from city officials to make exterior changes that would be visible from the street.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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The next will be about who can make it without permission.—
Bob Bonniol,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But if he’s not allowed to do the most important job of an AD, how does that impact everything else?—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 32-year-old was pulled after 116 pitches and allowing two baserunners.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers from both major political parties have expressed concerns about Trump ordering the military actions without receiving authorization from Congress or providing many details.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Employees represented by United Auto Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant workers will hold a strike authorization vote next week, following the company’s final offer last month.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The former first round pick in the 2024 MLB draft had a masterful outing, finishing with 12 strikeouts, which broke Don Newcombe’s rookie record for the most in a World Series start, set in 1949.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hank remained single throughout the series but has had brief moments of chemistry with other characters, including with Nina Chapman (Sara Bues) in season 11.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Initially approved by the county board in August, a more detailed description of the project, complete with a higher price tag, appeared on the supervisors’ consent calendar this week, sailing through without debate.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Both generals have faced Western sanctions due to their involvement in war crimes.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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