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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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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
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
The Vietnam War-era measure permits a president to launch military action in an emergency and then notify Congress within 48 hours.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The permits suspensions bar the market from conducting lottery sales and from selling over-the-counter medications and vape or nicotine products.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
But the city’s Department of Buildings denied the club permits owing to its being, at least according to the agency, an unstable firetrap.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Ensuring that citizens in other countries enjoy good health permits their economies to thrive and America’s in turn.
—Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
The program permits student-athletes to earn money while playing sports at NKU.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
The arrangement permits these detectives to assist with immigration enforcement.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
The Vietnam War-era measure permits a president to launch military action in an emergency and then notify Congress within 48 hours.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The permits suspensions bar the market from conducting lottery sales and from selling over-the-counter medications and vape or nicotine products.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
But the city’s Department of Buildings denied the club permits owing to its being, at least according to the agency, an unstable firetrap.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Ensuring that citizens in other countries enjoy good health permits their economies to thrive and America’s in turn.
—Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
The program permits student-athletes to earn money while playing sports at NKU.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
The arrangement permits these detectives to assist with immigration enforcement.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permits
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This capability allows users to capture ultra-high-resolution video while preserving fine detail.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The former allows the player to set beats-per-minute, beats per bar, select different rhythms and whether a sound beeps and/or the device vibrates to the beat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosts the Oregon Ducks and the Indiana Hoosiers, and its free FanFest lets fans experience interactive activities such as punting, passing and kicking.—
Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Google is offering paid Pro and Ultra subscribers access to technology that lets users ask natural-language questions directly in the Gmail search bar.—
Julia Doyle,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This depth enables more accurate color reproduction across complex scenes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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An arbitration hearing enables the Royals and a player — including his agent and attorney — to have a panel of neutral arbitrators determine the value of the player’s contract for the coming season (in this case, 2026).—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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That setback forced a recalibration of priorities and reinforced the consequences of divided focus within a profession that tolerates little margin for error.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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This slow-growing shrub tolerates shearing well; it can be sculpted into formal shapes.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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This previously-$30 set of Merino wool socks already has an excellent value, but the new price point is even sweeter.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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The bakery has two trailers on the property that are used for housing and as a test kitchen for the bakers.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In episode six, Max and Holly find the memory that Henry has been hiding from, and while Max kind of ignores it, Holly hangs back and watches how Henry is affected by having killed that man.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
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That demand ignores long-standing practice, misunderstands the Bears’ legal obligations and risks undermining one of Illinois’ most important economic assets.—
Don DeWitte,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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For example, if prior art reveals that a new combination therapy improves treatment outcomes, officials may deem subsequent patents using the same drug cocktail as obvious and refuse to grant or enforce the patent.—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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But some concessions are inevitable.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Witkoff is hopeful there can be compromises with regard to land concessions, a key demand of Russia.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Permits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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