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
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The Insurrection Act, last used in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots, permits federal troops to perform law enforcement duties in emergencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Amusingly, the elderly nun’s vow of silence permits her only a chiding glance whenever unfiltered María Ángeles’ conversation turns salty.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Israel no longer permits Palestinian civilians wounded in Gaza to be treated at Israeli civilian hospitals.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The Insurrection Act, last used in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots, permits federal troops to perform law enforcement duties in emergencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Amusingly, the elderly nun’s vow of silence permits her only a chiding glance whenever unfiltered María Ángeles’ conversation turns salty.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Israel no longer permits Palestinian civilians wounded in Gaza to be treated at Israeli civilian hospitals.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permits
Verb
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This configuration allows the containerized launcher to work with the ship’s existing sensors, achieving full engagement capability without requiring new hardware.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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This allows electrons and nuclei to bind together in order to form neutral atoms, where every unique species of atom, depending on the number of protons in its nucleus, has its own unique electron structure, in accordance with the fundamental laws of quantum physics that govern our Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But sadly, this lets in a lot more than fresh air and natural sunlight.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese mill’s Soft Raw collection enables customer to use unwashed denim directly off the roll with a soft comfortable hand and deep dark inky indigo shades.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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The breakthrough introduces an electro-morphing gel (e-MG) that enables robots to change shape and move with lifelike agility.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 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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For such a popular restaurant, Matsuri tolerates a lot of flies, unwashed walls and substandard handwashing, as detailed in a Miami Herald story this week on last week’s inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sennecke, Gauthier, and Kreider share the team lead with two goals, while Mason McTavish has four assists.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Izabel, Penelope and Thomas James Earle II Alix Earle has a lot of love for her stepmom, Ashley Dupré.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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In The Mastermind, James ignores the war taking place in the background.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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But the Democratic Party seems to prefer a selective vision of free speech, one that ignores the most glaring and visible current example of suppression.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 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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Even with those concessions, the legislation had critics and barely garnered enough votes to pass.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, many sellers are not accommodating the concerns of would-be buyers, who have become pickier and are seeking more concessions.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Permits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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