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as in to allow
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 to 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 to enable
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in to tolerate
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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as in to admit (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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as in patent
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Recent Examples of permit
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
By contrast, the remains of people who died from infectious diseases—if not embalmed or cremated—are subject to tighter rules and may require a CDC import permit prior to entry.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Abby Monteil, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Gaines argues since Title IX guarantees men and women equal opportunities to compete in athletics, permitting transgender female athletes to compete deprives other women athletes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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The application comes after an unrelated one was filed in June 2024 seeking a coastal development permit to tie two lots together and build five new 1,494-square-foot two-story duplexes at 1271 and 1277 Cave St.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
By contrast, the remains of people who died from infectious diseases—if not embalmed or cremated—are subject to tighter rules and may require a CDC import permit prior to entry.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Gaines and the other plaintiffs argued that the NCAA’s former policy of permitting trans athletes on a sport-by-sport basis violated Title IX, as well as the Equal Protection Clause and their right to bodily privacy.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Gaines argues since Title IX guarantees men and women equal opportunities to compete in athletics, permitting transgender female athletes to compete deprives other women athletes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permit
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The material is designed to hit slightly below the knee, which gives your patent pumps all of the attention.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The group refined the technique to generate gram-scale amounts and different crystal structures, eventually securing a patent for the process.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Miami sends four for the pass rush, loading up against the right side of Florida’s offensive line with Bain and Akheem Mesidor, with the Gators keeping seven back in protection.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Watson came up with an interception later in the second quarter to end a Giants’ scoring threat and continue the Chiefs’ superb play by the pass defense.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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No editorial or content concessions were made in Sinclair's decision, according to a source familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The left side will be a resource center with free Wi-Fi and brochures from local organizations, and the right side will sell concessions and merchandise from local businesses.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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This principle is a critical protection for both individual liberty and democracy, as an army turned inward can be a powerful instrument of oppression.—
Elizabeth Goitein,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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Their sins will be washed away by the waters of liberty.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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These mice also had lower blood sugar and insulin levels, with much better glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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But tolerance of destructive ideologies has come at a cost.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Cadillac have paid maybe half a billion pounds for certification to get on board.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Thursday, the city of San Diego’s Planning Commission will weigh whether to recommend to City Council adoption of the Midway Rising Specific Plan, certification of the associated environment impact report and approval of a development agreement.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The flexible barrier was purchased with a $194,000 grant in 2019 from the State Division of Emergency Management that Vizcaya matched with $115,140.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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