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, 30 Sep. 2025
Israel no longer permits Palestinian civilians wounded in Gaza to be treated at Israeli civilian hospitals.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Roggio also said that the Taliban permits al Qaeda to run religious schools, safe houses for leaders in the terrorist network and their families who transit between Afghanistan and Iran, as well as a weapons shortage depot.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Front-end administration automatically enrolls the voter at the Department of Motor Vehicles and permits them to opt out during the process.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
While the Kansas City Chiefs receiver still has three more weeks left to serve on a six-game NFL suspension tied to a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas in March 2024, reaching the halfway point of the penalty permits him to return to the building in a limited capacity.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Admiralty Island National Monument prohibits 24 visitors or fewer a day to its Pack Creek viewing area, permits required.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Israel no longer permits Palestinian civilians wounded in Gaza to be treated at Israeli civilian hospitals.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Roggio also said that the Taliban permits al Qaeda to run religious schools, safe houses for leaders in the terrorist network and their families who transit between Afghanistan and Iran, as well as a weapons shortage depot.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Front-end administration automatically enrolls the voter at the Department of Motor Vehicles and permits them to opt out during the process.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
While the Kansas City Chiefs receiver still has three more weeks left to serve on a six-game NFL suspension tied to a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas in March 2024, reaching the halfway point of the penalty permits him to return to the building in a limited capacity.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Admiralty Island National Monument prohibits 24 visitors or fewer a day to its Pack Creek viewing area, permits required.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permits
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Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill to close a legal loophole from the 2018 Farm Bill that allows the sale of intoxicating hemp products.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The current rule allows each team a chance to possess the ball even if the first team scores a touchdown during the extra period, which is 10 minutes long.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Spotify said that advertisers using Yahoo DSP can access the Spotify Ad Exchange via a new direct integration that lets advertisers improve audience addressability across Spotify supply through Yahoo ConnectID.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Flanders, with nearly seven million residents, only about a thousand actively use Solid; one feature lets graduates send digital diplomas to employers.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The program is part of a federal statute known as 1357(g), which enables state and local governments to assist the federal government with specific immigration tasks.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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That data enables Meta to infer what users might buy.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
1 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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Despite the tree’s association with ponds, bald cypress tolerates a range of growing conditions, from somewhat dry soils to standing water.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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The expectation was that rates could move more decisively on Friday, when the monthly employment report was set for release, but the government shutdown now has that in limbo.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The data analysis also ignores injuries and property destruction in non-fatal attacks as measures of political violence.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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But his mother constantly overshares, has no privacy filters on her accounts and ignores our requests to avoid posting our children’s names or our birthdays.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 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 group reached a settlement with the developer in 2023 that reduced the number of homes from a maximum of 700 to no more than 667, added on-site affordable housing, and required all-electric facilities and other concessions.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Democrats are still reeling from the fallout after a group of centrist Democrats helped pass the previous government funding measure in March without any major concessions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Permits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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