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as in to allow
to give permission for or to approve of
the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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as in to let
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in to enable
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion
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Recent Examples of permit
Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
This week, on the final day of his permit, Morrison succeeded.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
When federal officers roll through communities in the way the Supreme Court permitted, the constitutional rights of both citizens and noncitizens are inevitably violated, argued David Bier, the director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The Unified Government created a set of incentives, which include cutting permit fees and water and sewer connection fees, for people who want to build on its land bank property to try to encourage redevelopment.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
This week, on the final day of his permit, Morrison succeeded.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
According to National Geographic, Morrison had attempted the feat on two other occasions, but permitting issues and dangerous weather conditions derailed his attempts.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
When federal officers roll through communities in the way the Supreme Court permitted, the constitutional rights of both citizens and noncitizens are inevitably violated, argued David Bier, the director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permit
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Having played on the Tuesday, and returning to England on Wednesday, he was allowed until Friday off, but came in on Thursday for individual recovery work.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Due process requires a commitment to the reasons punishment is sought and thus allows those reasons to be addressed and countered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Simons didn’t let a lack of minutes early in his career ruin his spirit.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Isan Elba Isan Elba let her hair down on the pink carpet.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Not every such deprivation becomes a literal matter of life and death as in the play, but making use of such scenarios enables Shakespeare to highlight more effectively the danger of arbitrary action.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Amorim’s strategy to go direct against Liverpool worked to nullify their press and the same approach, enabling United to start play closer to the final third, looks sensible against Brighton, too.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Abbott was the first to announce the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Austin through a foreboding statement on X, warning that any disorder wouldn’t be tolerated.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Though enzymatic processes tolerate more contamination than many chemical ones, industrial plants will likely still require pretreatment (washing, grinding, delabeling) to avoid enzyme fouling.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The collection, known as Aspinal of London x Spencer Sisters, includes a classic clutch called the Eliza, done in structured leather, patent croc or metallic lizard, and a softer, cinch-top bag in napa leather or velvet known as the Amelia.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Porsche’s filed patent for a six-stroke engine, hinting at a shift from traditional four-stroke designs, signaling a potential major evolution in combustion engine technology.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Premier League football in the 2000s could be dramatic and explosive, but what the nostalgia for that era ignores is the number of dour, sterile games there were, many of them settled by a goal from a set piece.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At some point, the truth becomes impossible to ignore.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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There was one particular pass that stuck in the mind.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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With 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Payton ran onto the field to argue a pass-interference call on cornerback Riley Moss with an official.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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