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as in had
to give permission for or to approve of
flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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2
as in let
to give permission to
a boarding school that does not allow students to go on weekend trips without written permission
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as in tolerated
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
only a lazy gardener would allow the weeds to grow that high
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as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
I'll allow I probably said more than I should have
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as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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as in enabled
to make able or possible
a patient's canceled appointment allowed the doctor to squeeze in a few extra phone calls
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as in reflected
to make a statement of one's opinion
he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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as in believed
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have as an opinion
people in these parts allow that everyone is entitled to one mistake in life, even if it's a doozy
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as in intended
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I allow to go hunting before the season is over
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Recent Examples of allowed
Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Murders on public transit like that of Iryna Zarutska should never be allowed to happen again.
—Adeola Adeosun
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
From there, youth are allowed to immerse themselves into a specific concentration.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
During team meetings and individual check-ins, explicitly state that taking time off is not just allowed ‒ it’s expected.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Officials are now working on drafting new rules and licensing regulations that would change that, creating a new type of marijuana business allowed in the city after voters legalized recreational marijuana statewide in 2022.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
While this will certainly be valuable, its real impact will be in creating new opportunities for innovation just as machine learning allowed businesses like Amazon and Netflix to create entirely new models based on prediction and personalization.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Meta has come under fire after a Reuters investigation revealed that the company allowed AI chatbots mimicking celebrities to spread across its platforms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Jacqueline Reckling thinks there should be a review of cases from that time, as well as the protocols that allowed Hartig to stay on the bench with her mental capacity in question.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Born three months premature, the quads spent about 10 weeks in the hospital in Boston before three of them were allowed to go home.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Murders on public transit like that of Iryna Zarutska should never be allowed to happen again.
—Adeola Adeosun
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
From there, youth are allowed to immerse themselves into a specific concentration.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
During team meetings and individual check-ins, explicitly state that taking time off is not just allowed ‒ it’s expected.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Officials are now working on drafting new rules and licensing regulations that would change that, creating a new type of marijuana business allowed in the city after voters legalized recreational marijuana statewide in 2022.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
While this will certainly be valuable, its real impact will be in creating new opportunities for innovation just as machine learning allowed businesses like Amazon and Netflix to create entirely new models based on prediction and personalization.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Meta has come under fire after a Reuters investigation revealed that the company allowed AI chatbots mimicking celebrities to spread across its platforms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Jacqueline Reckling thinks there should be a review of cases from that time, as well as the protocols that allowed Hartig to stay on the bench with her mental capacity in question.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowed
Verb
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Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Daniels continued to appear at council meetings, but was not permitted to participate.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Field believes one of the key intersections between AI and design is that AI tools will help broaden access, letting more people become designers.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let kids run away from the bear.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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They are tolerated, not respected.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Any violence committed or even threatened against Raglan James will not be tolerated on this website.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Most are admitted on F-1 visas for academic study, M-1 visas for vocational training, or J-1 visas for exchange programs.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But with age, the number of chances you’re allotted go down.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jessi wasn’t allowed to close the door of the bathroom and was allotted seven minutes to shower.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The findings demonstrated that the scaffold not only supported cell survival but also enabled reconnection across a severe injury.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Notably, the kill switch can only be enabled while using Mimic.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This difference would be reflected in a shift of representation from LaMalfa, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, to Huffman, the House Natural Resources Committee’s top Democratic member.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the years, Clarkson has reflected on her American Idol win at length.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The exact cause is also unknown, but it is believed to be related to inflammation in the facial nerve, potentially due to viral infections.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The cause of the fire is believed to be of natural origin.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Allowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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