as in to admit (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities
the photo is too grainy to permit of anything more than a slight enlargement
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need
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However, people with iron-deficient anemia will need a higher dose, as directed by their physician.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025 -
However, her addition to the House Democratic Caucus provides the final signature needed for the bipartisan discharge petition regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Permit (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit%20%28of%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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