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as in having
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 letting
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in enabling
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in tolerating
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 permitting
Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The state should also help developers move housing projects forward by offering low-interest financing and streamlining permitting.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Construction firms, gas pipelines, permitting, and grid interconnection are bigger challenges than production capacity.
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
Administration officials singling out wind was counterproductive to ongoing bipartisan Congressional talks on reforming the federal permitting system for all forms of energy, Grumet said.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
The city council has spent the last decade approving streamlined planning and permitting, density bonuses and updating and modernizing community plans.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Economic upheaval through tariffs, high costs of insurance and navigating a city’s permitting process all pile atop an owner.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
But that might take a few months to launch at the new shop because of permitting, Allen said.
—Michael Deeds
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Three months in, Espinal has streamlined the cumbersome permitting process.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Kehmeier and Friends of the Skyway co-founder Bill Hanley hope to assemble a busking team to host skyway-level performances, provided City Hall works with them on permitting.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
The court order also set restrictions on the city’s permitting and rezoning authority in the meantime.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
On housing, Arenas noted her efforts to make planning and development more streamlined to speed up building, and pointed out how her office worked on a state bill, signed into law in 2024, that would ease permitting requirements and allow for denser farmworker housing.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Twenty-four states, three territories and DC have passed laws permitting recreational use, with a variety of specific rules on legal limits.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
In 2023, President Joe Biden eliminated an in-person prescription requirement for mifepristone, permitting distribution of the drug via telehealth and the mail.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
That’s weather permitting for the first two weekends, of course.
—Rose Evans
updated May 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
That means prioritizing permitting for projects that deliver deeply affordable units, not just market-rate housing or ADUs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
The groups call for local moratoriums on new data center development, permitting and construction to allow local governments more time to adopt policies and regulations to protect Hoosiers.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The state should also help developers move housing projects forward by offering low-interest financing and streamlining permitting.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Construction firms, gas pipelines, permitting, and grid interconnection are bigger challenges than production capacity.
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
Administration officials singling out wind was counterproductive to ongoing bipartisan Congressional talks on reforming the federal permitting system for all forms of energy, Grumet said.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
The city council has spent the last decade approving streamlined planning and permitting, density bonuses and updating and modernizing community plans.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Economic upheaval through tariffs, high costs of insurance and navigating a city’s permitting process all pile atop an owner.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
But that might take a few months to launch at the new shop because of permitting, Allen said.
—Michael Deeds
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Three months in, Espinal has streamlined the cumbersome permitting process.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Verb
Never particularly good at controlling the running game, Doval then let Turang steal second before permitting a game-tying single to William Contreras.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Kehmeier and Friends of the Skyway co-founder Bill Hanley hope to assemble a busking team to host skyway-level performances, provided City Hall works with them on permitting.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
The court order also set restrictions on the city’s permitting and rezoning authority in the meantime.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
On housing, Arenas noted her efforts to make planning and development more streamlined to speed up building, and pointed out how her office worked on a state bill, signed into law in 2024, that would ease permitting requirements and allow for denser farmworker housing.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Twenty-four states, three territories and DC have passed laws permitting recreational use, with a variety of specific rules on legal limits.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
In 2023, President Joe Biden eliminated an in-person prescription requirement for mifepristone, permitting distribution of the drug via telehealth and the mail.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
That’s weather permitting for the first two weekends, of course.
—Rose Evans
updated May 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
That means prioritizing permitting for projects that deliver deeply affordable units, not just market-rate housing or ADUs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitting
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Senior Jamison Ford fired an 80-pitch complete game, allowing one run on four hits while striking out seven, as Swampscott defeated Beverly, 4-1, in the Northeastern Conference.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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The state also does not have a minimum age requirement to possess a firearm, a law that gun control advocates have criticized for allowing minors to carry guns.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The Knicks aren’t letting lightning strike in the same place twice.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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That means more multifamily housing, more affordable housing, more housing near transit and jobs and a state government that stops letting delay and dysfunction make the crisis worse.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The program, launched earlier this year, appears to be another weapon enabling hardliners and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to exert control in Iran.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Stacking is the key to McCarthy's lunar imagery, enabling him to turn the subtle variations of color in an image of the moon into the rich browns and blues seen in his edits.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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All are easy to grow and quite adaptable in the garden, tolerating deer, drought, heat, and humidity.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Investors aren't tolerating that anymore.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity.—
Maggie Anders,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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The granting of humanitarian parole is discretionary and receiving it does not give the parolee any legal immigration status.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Turner lore suggested the college student was expelled from the Ivy League school for having a female student in his dormitory room.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Jaxon’s father, Albert Juarez, acknowledged having serious health problems himself and a list of prescription painkillers.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Prosecutors accused the trust, which convinced a federal district judge to order a temporary pause in construction, of ignoring claims that the project is needed to bolster national security.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But three days after withdrawing the lawsuit, Florida sued CMS for a third time, accusing the federal agency of ignoring the state’s public records request related to CMS’ approval of the KidCare expansion.—
Daniel Chang,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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British pop star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics for at least $15 million in damages, accusing the South Korean tech giant of using her image without permission to market its television sets.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Zelensky then issued a magnanimous, droll decree, formally granting Putin permission to hold the parade.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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“Permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitting. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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