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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
Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
That plan is now visibly shaping decisions — from undergrounding utilities to establishing fire-resistant rebuilding standards and streamlining permitting.
—Jeffery Marino, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Hot air balloon launches happen weather permitting.
—Michael Deeds
updated May 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Weather permitting, a party also was open to the public Wednesday night on Lower Broad, anchor of the 2019 NFL draft with music, a special guest or two and even a drone show.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, called for further streamlining of the permitting process for rebuilds as well, including by creating a wide set of preapproved, fire-resistant building plans.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Weather permitting, the new addition might soon be out with the rest of the herd.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Potential measures include design modifications informed by microclimate modeling, greenbelts or parks to buffer heat discharge, and city-level permitting requirements that account for local heat impact, according to the press release.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
That program covers up to 100% of the permitting fees for living-seawall projects.
—Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Hernandez will continue competing under CIF rules permitting transgender participation and is scheduled to compete Saturday, May 16, before advancing to the CIF finals in Clovis later this month.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
There are no state-level restrictions capping development, no permitting regimes that take years to navigate, and no zoning codes that effectively wall off new construction to protect the property values of existing homeowners.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Junk fell to 0-2 in his last three outings after permitting seven runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
—Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The Pride Festival at Marina Green Park has been cancelled due to safety permitting issues, according to the city.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The system operates by permitting upgrades across the engine systems if a manufacturer’s current ICE performance is found to be two percent or more down on the class-leading engine, in FIA calculations.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Houston starter Lance McCullers also went 5 1/3 innings, permitting two runs and seven hits.
—ABC News, 13 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
Noun
According to a spokesperson for the South Coast AQMD, the agency has been working closely with GKN to help resolve the permitting issues.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
That plan is now visibly shaping decisions — from undergrounding utilities to establishing fire-resistant rebuilding standards and streamlining permitting.
—Jeffery Marino, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Hot air balloon launches happen weather permitting.
—Michael Deeds
updated May 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Weather permitting, a party also was open to the public Wednesday night on Lower Broad, anchor of the 2019 NFL draft with music, a special guest or two and even a drone show.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, called for further streamlining of the permitting process for rebuilds as well, including by creating a wide set of preapproved, fire-resistant building plans.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Weather permitting, the new addition might soon be out with the rest of the herd.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Potential measures include design modifications informed by microclimate modeling, greenbelts or parks to buffer heat discharge, and city-level permitting requirements that account for local heat impact, according to the press release.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
That program covers up to 100% of the permitting fees for living-seawall projects.
—Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Verb
Pratt slammed the city’s permitting problems.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Hernandez will continue competing under CIF rules permitting transgender participation and is scheduled to compete Saturday, May 16, before advancing to the CIF finals in Clovis later this month.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
There are no state-level restrictions capping development, no permitting regimes that take years to navigate, and no zoning codes that effectively wall off new construction to protect the property values of existing homeowners.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Junk fell to 0-2 in his last three outings after permitting seven runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
—Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The Pride Festival at Marina Green Park has been cancelled due to safety permitting issues, according to the city.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The system operates by permitting upgrades across the engine systems if a manufacturer’s current ICE performance is found to be two percent or more down on the class-leading engine, in FIA calculations.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Houston starter Lance McCullers also went 5 1/3 innings, permitting two runs and seven hits.
—ABC News, 13 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitting
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Starter Anthony Kay helped the Sox complete a three-game sweep, allowing two runs over a career-high six-plus innings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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If the Jets defense can improve from allowing the second-most points in the league to average, the Jets could flirt with making a playoff bid in 2026.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The team bounced back with four wins in a row, keeping four clean sheets and not letting the ghosts of seasons past impact another campaign.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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The Big Ten is no longer content letting the SEC dominate the public debate around the future of college athletics.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Verb
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The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The new exciton-polariton platform avoided part of that problem by enabling all-optical switching, where one light signal directly controls another without converting anything into electricity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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This is the opposite of rebuilding authentic relationships, tolerating discomfort, and learning to rely on other people whom patients in recovery actually need.—
Steve D. Klein,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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Malaysia’s maritime agency says the transfers happen beyond its territorial waters and radar coverage, complicating enforcement efforts, while critics argue the nation is facilitating rather than merely tolerating the trade.—
Eileen Ng,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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But, as is often the case with these kinds of monkey’s paws, the granting of a wish comes at a great cost—the wishmaker’s life.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
24 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
Verb
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More about Richard Glossip's case Glossip is accused of having his boss, Barry Van Treese, an Oklahoma City motel owner, killed in 1997 to keep from being fired for embezzlement.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The Giants’ defense will feel the sting of not having Dexter Lawrence in the middle anymore during this one.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Even the wokest of the wokes are ignoring poor Megan.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Our detailed reporting agitated the government, which went from ignoring our existence to breathing down our necks.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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The vessel had been stranded off its intended final destination, Cape Verde in West Africa, after authorities denied it permission to dock there.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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Would doctors have withheld a relatively minor procedure that would prevent imminent death of a young adult with (potentially) a full life ahead because the proxy refused to give permission?—
Adam W. Gaffney,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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“Permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitting. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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