variants
or licences
1
as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state
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2
as in delegations
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink
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3
as in authorizations
the right to act or move freely
military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington
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variants
also licences
as in enables
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of licenses
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Omar Ahmad, Eagles Sports Range's founder, transferred the business to his son, Nazeh Ahmad, after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives revoked his firearm licenses in 2022 for illegally selling firearms to those not allowed to buy them, according to court filings.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The president has previously suggested that broadcast networks critical of him should have their licenses revoked.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
A day after the monologue, FCC chair Brendan Carr appeared on YouTuber Benny Johnson’s show and appeared to make a threat to revoke ABC affiliate licenses over Kimmel’s comments.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Carr justified his threats to Disney by saying the FCC has to uphold the public interest standard applied to broadcasters with licenses to use the public airwaves.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
What to know after Charlie Kirk's death Cable news organizations do not need licenses to operate.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Fox News late Wednesday, Carr praised the moves by Nexstar and Sinclair, noting that pulling Kimmel's show aligned with the conditional broadcast licenses each company holds, which require programming to serve the public interest.
—Martha McHardy Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The business group also emphasized that the licenses still do not guarantee steady access to the rare earths, increasing uncertainty for businesses.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The move came a few months after the FAA, which licenses commercial rocket launches, approved in May for SpaceX to conduct as many as 25 Starship test flights a year.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
According to the California Department of Social Services, which licenses and regulates Polinsky, state investigators have responded to scores of complaints at the Kearny Mesa facility in recent years.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Analysts and investors are worried about the implications for Arm Holdings , which licenses the Arm instruction set to customers.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
This is especially true for Reddit, which is a public company that is heavily reliant on advertising and licenses content to AI companies.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The bills with the most juice spring from a critical state audit of the Department of Health Care Services (which licenses and regulates non-medical addiction treatment centers).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
This process is already underway at Reddit, for instance, which now licenses its data to AI companies for tens of millions of dollars annually.
—Daniel Kushner, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The platform licenses its data to Google for $60 million a year, and has a similar deal with OpenAI as well.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Instead, local radio and TV stations who broadcast many cable news shows require licenses from the Federal Communications Commission to operate on the airwaves.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Omar Ahmad, Eagles Sports Range's founder, transferred the business to his son, Nazeh Ahmad, after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives revoked his firearm licenses in 2022 for illegally selling firearms to those not allowed to buy them, according to court filings.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The president has previously suggested that broadcast networks critical of him should have their licenses revoked.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
A day after the monologue, FCC chair Brendan Carr appeared on YouTuber Benny Johnson’s show and appeared to make a threat to revoke ABC affiliate licenses over Kimmel’s comments.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Carr justified his threats to Disney by saying the FCC has to uphold the public interest standard applied to broadcasters with licenses to use the public airwaves.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
What to know after Charlie Kirk's death Cable news organizations do not need licenses to operate.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Fox News late Wednesday, Carr praised the moves by Nexstar and Sinclair, noting that pulling Kimmel's show aligned with the conditional broadcast licenses each company holds, which require programming to serve the public interest.
—Martha McHardy Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The business group also emphasized that the licenses still do not guarantee steady access to the rare earths, increasing uncertainty for businesses.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Resident 65-plus licenses $5 to $48, plus other fees.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The move came a few months after the FAA, which licenses commercial rocket launches, approved in May for SpaceX to conduct as many as 25 Starship test flights a year.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
According to the California Department of Social Services, which licenses and regulates Polinsky, state investigators have responded to scores of complaints at the Kearny Mesa facility in recent years.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Analysts and investors are worried about the implications for Arm Holdings , which licenses the Arm instruction set to customers.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
This is especially true for Reddit, which is a public company that is heavily reliant on advertising and licenses content to AI companies.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The bills with the most juice spring from a critical state audit of the Department of Health Care Services (which licenses and regulates non-medical addiction treatment centers).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
This process is already underway at Reddit, for instance, which now licenses its data to AI companies for tens of millions of dollars annually.
—Daniel Kushner, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The platform licenses its data to Google for $60 million a year, and has a similar deal with OpenAI as well.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licenses
Noun
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Without visibility into all human and non-human accounts, applications accumulate stale, excessive or conflicting permissions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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On employee access, Bisignano said SSA staff were vetted, permissions were tied to job duties and multiple approvals were required before anyone could handle sensitive data.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday, the world-famous Nadadores Foundation, which trains in Marguerite Aquatics Complex, announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Dutch and Team USA for pre-game training in the city.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Added to the mix this year, Telefilm Canada and Canada’s Racial Equality Screen Office (RESO) both brought delegations of producers to Busan to explore co-production opportunities in the region.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That's the same deadline that Grassley gave Noem to respond about stopping student visa authorizations.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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In a bipartisan vote, 49 Republicans joined Democrats to repeal the authorizations, which members say have been abused to justify later military actions.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By removing the fragile transfer stage, the method improves yield and enables more ambitious designs in soft robotics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to Jeffrey Gottfurcht, co-founder and CEO of Cyber Dive, a software company that enables parents to monitor their child's phone habits and history, parents shouldn't be concerned about invading their child's privacy.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Refine the process and definition of county budget commissions, including a timeline from when a levy is passed to when a Budget Commission could reduce it.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Insurers are prioritizing plans with more restrictive provider networks, eliminating commissions on less profitable plans altogether.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Breaking rooftop solar records Unlike traditional solar panels which are usually installed at an angle, vertical solar offers distinct advantages for buildings in northern latitudes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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The glow of zodiacal light aligns with the ecliptic — the sun’s path through the zodiac constellations and the plane of the solar system — which is steep at the equator and sloped at mid-northern latitudes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Front-end administration automatically enrolls the voter at the Department of Motor Vehicles and permits them to opt out during the process.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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While the Kansas City Chiefs receiver still has three more weeks left to serve on a six-game NFL suspension tied to a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas in March 2024, reaching the halfway point of the penalty permits him to return to the building in a limited capacity.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the weekend, fans can expect other promotions, including postgame fireworks and a stop from the Topps truck tour, featuring more than 11,000 baseball cards for trading and collecting.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Kaufman first joined Paramount in 1997 as vp, promotions marketing at Nickelodeon, following several years as vp, promotions at Turner Broadcasting.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Licenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licenses. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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