as in allows (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities
the photo is too grainy to permit of anything more than a slight enlargement
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Your change program needs to provide team members with continuing evidence that the changes are working and spreading.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025 -
And look, no one needs a fancy beverage fridge.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Permits (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits%20%28of%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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