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
Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 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
Natural sunlight is best, so if the weather permits, have breakfast outside or have your child help walk the dog.
—Dina Roth Port, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
During that time, Ashley has said he's been working on a policy that is both strong and permits access to the courthouse complex but has acknowledged the limitations of what is legally permissible.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 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
Natural sunlight is best, so if the weather permits, have breakfast outside or have your child help walk the dog.
—Dina Roth Port, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
During that time, Ashley has said he's been working on a policy that is both strong and permits access to the courthouse complex but has acknowledged the limitations of what is legally permissible.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permits
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The city’s Southbound Stock Connect scheme allows certified investors in mainland China to buy stocks listed in Hong Kong.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The legal challenge was filed just one day after California voters approved Proposition 50—a ballot measure that allows a new map that favors Democrats in five additional districts to be implemented through 2030.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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This week, the Supreme Court itself sounded skeptical that the IEEPA emergency statute lets a president unilaterally tax the world.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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To combat some of these bias issues, Giga is working with open-source and multilingual LLMs and has developed a feature that lets customers opt into talking in a native language.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Instead of gathering experts who advocate for their functional perspective and then compromise, AI enables teams where each member can think holistically across functions.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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This enables the study of subtle performance nuances, particularly during takeoff and landing, which can significantly impact a design’s success.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Native to Texas and Mexico, autumn sage tolerates heat and drought but also adapts to a variety of growing conditions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Santa Barbara daisy, which is actually native to Mexico and Central America, is meant not only for sunny garden, block wall, or walkway border planting, but tolerates a fair dose of shade as well as poor soil and drought.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Daniel also has and continues to be involved in podcasting at the newspaper.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Emerald has no need for men, using a sperm donor to create her perfect family of high-achieving triplets.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Continue reading … LIZ PEEK – AI layoffs could spark a socialist surge if America ignores the warning signs.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Slashing aid for Colombia ignores the heart of the issue, said Idler.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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The 28-year-old immediately established herself as a vocal presence in Louisville’s backline from her first start this season, and that leadership helped tighten the resolve of a team that had to figure out how to prevent last-minute concessions.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Without these two concessions, both Roach and Smith say their quality of life has been impacted.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Permits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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