as in allowing
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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
Sergei Poljak, Outside, 7 Mar. 2026
Slashing permitting times and inspections is now easier than ever because of new technologies and reforms.
—Matt Mahan, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Yancey said simplifying regulations and improving permitting processes could make the city more attractive to investors and businesses.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
As an example, Lee cited Discover PB’s role in helping businesses establish streeteries when problems with city permitting became a major obstacle last year.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
National brands interested in opening in Denver walked away from projects because of the long permitting period, according to brokers surveyed for the report.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Among the actions approved Wednesday, the council directed city departments to develop regional agreements with neighboring jurisdictions to better coordinate film permitting and workforce development efforts.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles City Council made steps to improve the state of local film and television production Wednesday, unanimously approving seven measures aimed at streamlining the city’s permitting processes, fee structures, and more.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Tribal officials eventually convinced non-tribal officials who became enthusiastic about the plan and supported the tribe’s efforts, which tribal officials believe will now help with the permitting process of installing the fiber cables across the county.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
In design, engineering, pre-construction, and manufacturing, there are specs, there are permitting codes, there are ordinances, and there’s disconnect between the disciplines, so the context is incredibly complicated.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
But in a similar case the group brought in Montana, the courts found that the state had a duty to consider greenhouse gas emissions in permitting energy projects.
—Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Estella Restaurant was charged with violations including the sale of liquor after hours, permitting the smoking of hookah and cannabis indoors and unauthorized adult entertainment, the Licensing Board presented at a Tuesday hearing.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Other measures call for a unified citywide filming conditions framework, a fast-track certification program for soundstages and an independent audit of the city’s film-permitting system.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Jackson County Legislature voted Monday to pass a five-year moratorium on zoning and permitting approvals for detention centers — including ICE facilities — in unincorporated parts of the county.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
State regulators and the company have a history of permitting mistakes and violations, complicating safety oversight.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
The deal aligns Grok with the Defense Department’s standard terms, permitting use of the model for any lawful purpose and creating a formal pathway for deployment beyond unclassified systems.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
The product of this history is that the climate for guides is much more favorable in Europe, particularly in terms of permitting and liability, as well as terrain.
—Sergei Poljak, Outside, 7 Mar. 2026
Slashing permitting times and inspections is now easier than ever because of new technologies and reforms.
—Matt Mahan, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Yancey said simplifying regulations and improving permitting processes could make the city more attractive to investors and businesses.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
As an example, Lee cited Discover PB’s role in helping businesses establish streeteries when problems with city permitting became a major obstacle last year.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
National brands interested in opening in Denver walked away from projects because of the long permitting period, according to brokers surveyed for the report.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Among the actions approved Wednesday, the council directed city departments to develop regional agreements with neighboring jurisdictions to better coordinate film permitting and workforce development efforts.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles City Council made steps to improve the state of local film and television production Wednesday, unanimously approving seven measures aimed at streamlining the city’s permitting processes, fee structures, and more.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Tribal officials eventually convinced non-tribal officials who became enthusiastic about the plan and supported the tribe’s efforts, which tribal officials believe will now help with the permitting process of installing the fiber cables across the county.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Nearby cities including Vacaville, Woodland, Sacramento, Dixon and West Sacramento offer more developable land and often faster permitting processes, the report states.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
In design, engineering, pre-construction, and manufacturing, there are specs, there are permitting codes, there are ordinances, and there’s disconnect between the disciplines, so the context is incredibly complicated.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
But in a similar case the group brought in Montana, the courts found that the state had a duty to consider greenhouse gas emissions in permitting energy projects.
—Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Estella Restaurant was charged with violations including the sale of liquor after hours, permitting the smoking of hookah and cannabis indoors and unauthorized adult entertainment, the Licensing Board presented at a Tuesday hearing.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Other measures call for a unified citywide filming conditions framework, a fast-track certification program for soundstages and an independent audit of the city’s film-permitting system.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Jackson County Legislature voted Monday to pass a five-year moratorium on zoning and permitting approvals for detention centers — including ICE facilities — in unincorporated parts of the county.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
State regulators and the company have a history of permitting mistakes and violations, complicating safety oversight.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
The deal aligns Grok with the Defense Department’s standard terms, permitting use of the model for any lawful purpose and creating a formal pathway for deployment beyond unclassified systems.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitting
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But his brain-imaging studies suggest that, during a psychedelic trip, communication between different regions of the brain becomes far less constrained than during normal consciousness, allowing new ways of thinking to emerge.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The program focuses on opening its hardware interfaces to third-party tool and component manufacturers, allowing different tools to be easily connected and used within a plug-and-play industrial ecosystem.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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That twist makes Frank both sympathetic and conniving, and Bale does a good job letting both aspects of his complex performance come through.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Johnson recommends installing an owl box or letting a section of your yard grow naturally as a meadow to attract these helpful predators.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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By enabling machines to create and verify their own records at the point of operation, the technology offers a new method for ensuring the reliability and accountability of autonomous systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Historically, the mismatch was addressed through education, which improved with each generation, enabling workers to work with new innovation.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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How can someone build a meaningful life while tolerating discomfort within personal and systemic realities?—
Gwilym Roddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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For now, managing adenomyosis means tolerating uncertainty and making informed decisions one step at a time—much like navigating IVF.—
L'Oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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Australia's government is being urged to provide asylum to the team, with some drawing comparisons to the country's previous granting of humanitarian visas to Afghanistan's women's cricket team.—
Swati Pandey,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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In 2021, after more than a dozen unsuccessful appeals and with the help of the Northern California Innocence Project, Sacramento Superior Court found Puckett factually innocent of all charges following the granting of a writ of habeas corpus by the California Supreme Court.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Bradbury said having an identity is key in this league, and likes the physical brand of football played in head coach Ben Johnson's offense.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Aiding a teenager slumped on the ground having a medical episode this month led to North Miami Beach officers learning that a Miami Gardens man had been raping her for at least the last two years — a discovery that her mother had long since made, authorities say.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The bar claims the firm refused to remove the attorney’s name from its website for years, ignoring a cease and desist letter from McBratney’s new employer.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Andersen advises ignoring any one particular economic indicator in favor of looking at longer term trends.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The counselor narrated part of her client's story with their permission.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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Every president since 1950 has launched military operations against foreign governments, without seeking Congress’ permission or a declaration of war.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitting. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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