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as in allowed
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 let
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in enabled
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in tolerated
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 permitted
Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Getting into the fair may also be a barrier as portions of the National Mall site are fenced off ahead of the July 4 fireworks celebrations, and attendees are required to register, though walk-ups are permitted, according to the Freedom 250 website.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
There must be no further lightning strikes detected within an eight-mile radius for a full 30 minutes before play is permitted to resume.
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Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Not all municipalities within Cook County follow the county’s minimum wage ordinance, however, because they are permitted to pass their own minimum wage laws.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Network teams can allowlist the egress domains an agent is permitted to reach.
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Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
However, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy on Thursday warned that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz would only be permitted via routes designated by Tehran, highlighting that risks to the key shipping lane remain.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Citrus Heights Food Plaza is roughly 25,000 to 28,000 square feet, and has been permitted for 16 food trucks and trailers.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
For the first two matches, in Los Angeles, the team was not permitted to travel until the day before.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Verb
The Yankees have permitted 20 unearned runs in their last 10 games after giving up 22 in their first 74 games.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Getting into the fair may also be a barrier as portions of the National Mall site are fenced off ahead of the July 4 fireworks celebrations, and attendees are required to register, though walk-ups are permitted, according to the Freedom 250 website.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
There must be no further lightning strikes detected within an eight-mile radius for a full 30 minutes before play is permitted to resume.
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Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Not all municipalities within Cook County follow the county’s minimum wage ordinance, however, because they are permitted to pass their own minimum wage laws.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Network teams can allowlist the egress domains an agent is permitted to reach.
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Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
However, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy on Thursday warned that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz would only be permitted via routes designated by Tehran, highlighting that risks to the key shipping lane remain.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Citrus Heights Food Plaza is roughly 25,000 to 28,000 square feet, and has been permitted for 16 food trucks and trailers.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
For the first two matches, in Los Angeles, the team was not permitted to travel until the day before.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitted
Adjective
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On Amazon, only buy when the listing is sold and shipped by the brand or an authorized seller.
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Amazon is fine, but only when the listing is sold and shipped by the brand or an authorized seller.
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The Nationals allowed 10 consecutive batters to reach base, eight of them via hits, including three extra-base hits and the two pivotal home runs.
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The team will now be allowed to travel to Seattle two days before the game, allowing for an extra day beyond the 24-hour window given to Team Melli for its first two games.
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What differentiates MidFirst is not simply scale, but the culture private ownership has enabled.
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That enabled them to add a rapidly ascendant prospect each time in goalie Carter George and winger Vojtěch Čihař.
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Violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated.
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Six years later, an ostensibly secret but broadly tolerated Remonstrant church was established in Delft.
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In an unexpected pairing, a 1979 Basquiat painting is displayed beside dresses created through a licensed collaboration between the Basquiat estate and fashion label Alice + Olivia.
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How that T-shirt and billions of other licensed products land on the shelf is actually a lot more complicated than that.
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The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party.
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Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani.
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But the disagreement ultimately has less to do with objective criteria—such as the effects of climate change in Europe, which is warming twice as fast as the global average—than subjective questions about what constitutes an acceptable level of physical suffering and sacrifice.
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The rise of color TV meant viewers could see the jerseys better, and the fitness boom meant athleisure was becoming more socially acceptable for adults.
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For on-premise, large traditional hardware vendors offer turnkey solutions, with pre-certified GPU configurations, integrated networking, storage and reference architectures.
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Not all blondes are dumb, don’t judge a book by its cover, yada yada yada, lo and behold, Reese Witherspoon is a certified movie star.
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“Permitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitted. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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