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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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Recent Examples of permit
Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Between switching around licenses and permits, Harberg said Denver gave them headaches throughout.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 29 June 2025
The massive turnout for the march, which the government for months had declared would no longer be permitted in Hungary, was seen as a major blow to Orban’s prestige, as the European Union’s longest-serving leader’s popularity slumps in the polls and a new opposition force has taken the lead.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Florida teenagers will need to take a driver’s education class to earn their learner’s permit starting next month, thanks to a new state law that eliminates a shorter online course many relied on to get on the road.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Between switching around licenses and permits, Harberg said Denver gave them headaches throughout.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
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But progress was slow, hampered by permitting delays and uneven ally commitments.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 29 June 2025
The massive turnout for the march, which the government for months had declared would no longer be permitted in Hungary, was seen as a major blow to Orban’s prestige, as the European Union’s longest-serving leader’s popularity slumps in the polls and a new opposition force has taken the lead.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permit
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The academics also found that LGBTQ-friendly firms demonstrated an almost 25 percent increase in the number of patent citations, which is broadly considered an indication of how other companies value the innovativeness of a particular patent.—
Josie Cox,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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These include a procedure for a stoma opening and reversal on her bowel for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), heart surgery for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), bronchoscopies and tracheostomy procedures on her airway.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Chisholm followed that free pass with a questionable sac bunt for the first out of the inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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Instead, that ability to set up others (Creative threat, 92 out of 99) and progress the ball with passes (86 out of 99) and carries (79 out of 99) is where Joao Pedro can catalyse the attack further up the sequence chain.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Among other concessions, San Diego agreed to place at least 70% of all future affordable housing projects in moderate-, high- and highest-resource neighborhoods rather than in lower-income areas.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The concession comes as some in the party call for a new generation of leadership to take the reins of the party.—
Averi Harper,
ABC News,
26 June 2025
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The Americans were too dominant elsewhere, too loud, too confident, too greedy, too obsessed with individual liberties.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Strong ideas of individual liberty, human freedom, economic growth, sound policy, safe streets and children being educated.—
Siena Duncan,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Both stimulate new growth but this is the time for slow growth so plants adapt to drought tolerance. • Use a sharp spray of water to clean plant leaves of dust, dirt, aphids, white flies and spider mites, whose presence is evident by tiny webs on leaves and stems.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Although oxygen tends to get most of the attention, this process is closely tied to carbon dioxide tolerance.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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The administration also revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, froze research funding, and pressed the university on DEI policies and campus protests.—
Patrick Maguire,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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The independent health care accreditation and certification organization has launched a couple high-profile, high-tech partnerships in recent weeks.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Its grant cancellations are being challenged in court.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to cut federal funding for research and has already canceled or paused hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to Northwestern faculty.—
Luis A. Nunes Amaral,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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