as in authorizations
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters
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Recent Examples of permissions
The former can have comment, edit (which doesn’t include deleting), full edit (with deletion), and view-only permissions.
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PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Smart contracts can define permissions at a fine level, down to individual API endpoints, transaction types, and/or user behaviors.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Users can grant or revoke Claude's access to specific websites through site-level permissions.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Go to Your information and permissions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Second, keep an eye on app permissions on your phone, a regular check is good housekeeping.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
In others, the fake apps merely display a dummy system window asking for device permissions.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Smart contracts can define permissions at a fine level, down to individual API endpoints, transaction types, and/or user behaviors.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Users can grant or revoke Claude's access to specific websites through site-level permissions.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Go to Your information and permissions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Second, keep an eye on app permissions on your phone, a regular check is good housekeeping.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
In others, the fake apps merely display a dummy system window asking for device permissions.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permissions
Noun
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In 34 states, CVS will continue to offer COVID vaccines for those who fall under the new FDA authorizations.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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On April 27 Kennedy announced that emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines had been terminated.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Technologies that enable mass surveillance, profiling, or discriminatory outcomes will fail the test, regardless of whether an individual consents.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Despite several Western nations recently ramping up pressure on Israel, the US has remained steadfast in its support of the country, with Washington yesterday unveiling sanctions on Palestinian rights groups that called for war crimes investigations against Israel.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trump on Sunday signaled that his administration is ready to move to the second phase of sanctions against Russia.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Permissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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