get the nod

idiom

: to get approval
We're waiting to get the nod from the city to start the project.

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Should Kennedy, 57, get the nod at New Mexico, Olen might become a candidate at Alabama-Birmingham, where Kennedy made $1.1 million. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025 Cora identified Fitts, Priester, Cooper Criswell and Sean Newcomb as the candidates for those spots, and given the way camp has played out, Fitts and Priester seem like the most likely of the bunch to get the nod. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 Many would have rather seen LaMelo Ball get the nod over Young, but All-Star politics rarely favor players on losing teams. 15. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 As shown in October and last Monday’s victories over Alaves and Rayo Vallecano, Fort will get the nod when Kounde has been late for team meetings and is being punished by Flick. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get the nod

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“Get the nod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20nod. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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