1
as in allows
to give permission for or to approve of
the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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2
as in lets
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in enables
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in tolerates
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 permits
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
In a release, Delta said its teams plan to resume operations as long as the weather permits.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
The court of appeal focused on whether the Salvation Army suffers or permits program participants to work.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
If your bathroom has a window, open it up to ventilate the space when the weather permits or add a standing fan occasionally to help promote air flow.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 22 Jan. 2026
The transfer portal permits every athlete to move between schools without the penalty of sitting out one season.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
This evaluation determines whether the law permits a defensible path forward.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
If time permits, visit the towns of Lumban in Laguna or Taal in Batangas (roughly two to three hours from Manila) to see firsthand how local weavers make traditional clothing.
—Ching Dee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
By February of the following year, single-family home construction permits in the overall metro increased by 179%.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Understand what a warrant permits ICE doesn’t need a warrant to access areas that are open to the public, such as lobbies and parking lots.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
In a release, Delta said its teams plan to resume operations as long as the weather permits.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
The court of appeal focused on whether the Salvation Army suffers or permits program participants to work.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
If your bathroom has a window, open it up to ventilate the space when the weather permits or add a standing fan occasionally to help promote air flow.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 22 Jan. 2026
The transfer portal permits every athlete to move between schools without the penalty of sitting out one season.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
This evaluation determines whether the law permits a defensible path forward.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
If time permits, visit the towns of Lumban in Laguna or Taal in Batangas (roughly two to three hours from Manila) to see firsthand how local weavers make traditional clothing.
—Ching Dee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
By February of the following year, single-family home construction permits in the overall metro increased by 179%.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permits
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The governor is targeting a program called 287(g), which allows ICE to authorize state and local law enforcement to carry out some immigration enforcement duties.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Borrower Defense is a discharge program for federal student loans that allows borrowers to request cancellation on the basis of certain forms of school misconduct, such as misrepresenting admissions selectivity or program costs, or lying about graduate earnings and career prospects.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Per the league’s collective bargaining agreement, a two-way contract is a deal that lets a player split time between an NBA team and its G League affiliate while remaining under one contract with the NBA team.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Part of the answer seems to be more brands willing to make early commitments that actually matter (and not just slapping logos on things) but investing in the media infrastructure that lets fans watch and follow women’s sports in the first place.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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The company’s focus on efficient and autonomous ship manufacturing and mature supply chain enables high volume, low cost delivery of commercial and defense maritime vehicles, in surface and sub-surface environments (currently 95% of commercial ship-building occurs in Asia).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Higher connectivity enables richer dynamics and more realistic models.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is because its shell dissipates mechanical energy and tolerates nanoparticle inclusion in ways that synthetic materials seek to emulate for aerospace, armor and protective coating applications.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This low-maintenance shrub tolerates salt, drought, and heat.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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This rare metal has isotopes — atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons and varying stability — known to have nuclei with complex structures and shapes.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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And while Addison Rae has been on our beauty radar for some time, her Best New Artist nomination has her alongside other gorgeous breakthrough talents like Olivia Dean and Katseye.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2026
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Ma puts the red wine to one side, ignores the shortbread, and scoops a glob of cream cheese onto her fingertip.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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But that ignores the middle stages, where the majority of the chaos and excitement happens.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Viture further claims similar patents have have been rejected in China, and that Xreal’s patent adds only minor, appearance-level changes rather than true optical innovation.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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After all, patents do temporarily block rival companies from introducing copycat products to compete against the earlier inventor and patent holder.—
David J. Kappos,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Without tying it specifically to the United States, the Canadian prime minister alleged that great powers are now intent on leveraging their economic heft, geopolitical influence and military power to extract concessions from smaller states.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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While asking rents have decreased for 14 consecutive quarters, landlords have given huge concessions — from tenant improvement subsidies to a year of free rent.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Permits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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