1
as in permits
to give permission for or to approve of
flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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as in lets
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 tolerates
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 admits
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 allots
to give as a share or portion
allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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as in enables
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 reflects
to make a statement of one's opinion
he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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as in believes
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 intends
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 allows
This allows quantum computers to process sizable amounts of data and explore countless potential outcomes at once.
—
Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The deal allows Capital One to cross-sell a wide range of financial products including checking and savings accounts, and personal and automotive loans to Discover’s loyal base of cardholders.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
This allows the company to drastically improve its hiring speed and remain competitive.
—Raj Mukherjee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
California is uniquely positioned to address this problem, because the federal Clean Air Act — recognizing California's acute pollution problems and history of regulating emissions — allows the state to set its own, stricter standards.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The battery life and accurate color display are strong points to consider, as is the price point that allows Asus to pitch this as a competent value-for-money option.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset that allows people to make big-scale maps.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
This format allows senior leaders to go into more depth on complex issues, from business strategies to desired cultural shifts.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The deal allows Capital One to cross-sell a wide range of financial products including checking and savings accounts, and personal and automotive loans to Discover’s loyal base of cardholders.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
This allows the company to drastically improve its hiring speed and remain competitive.
—Raj Mukherjee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
California is uniquely positioned to address this problem, because the federal Clean Air Act — recognizing California's acute pollution problems and history of regulating emissions — allows the state to set its own, stricter standards.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The battery life and accurate color display are strong points to consider, as is the price point that allows Asus to pitch this as a competent value-for-money option.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset that allows people to make big-scale maps.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
This format allows senior leaders to go into more depth on complex issues, from business strategies to desired cultural shifts.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allows
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Tonal's next-generation digital functional trainer is essentially a gym-in-a-box, with 280 possible exercises, all powered by digital weight that lets you fine-tune your workouts on the fly (without having to find free weights or change plates).—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The game includes several different settings from World Of Killers inspired by John Wick and the Hitman games to Outgunned Adventure which lets players hunt treasure around the world in the style of Indiana Jones and The Mummy.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Much of his education on the farm has come from other farmers and the internet, Grenier admits, which was a factor in starting his documentary series, Earth Speed.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
23 Dec. 2024
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Former Boulder district attorney, Alex Hunter, says police tried to follow up on pedophiles, but admits that early on the force was clearly overwhelmed.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2024
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This enables quantum computers to perform complex calculations with fundamentally different computational capabilities.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The concern from Felton reflects a broader political hurdle Johnson has faced as mayor.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Notably, the $123 average of analysts price estimates reflects a solid 45% upside potential from here.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Ancelotti believes his team need at least a centre-back and a right-back, with growing concern about Madrid’s full-backs.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Loans could be preferable but Van Nistelrooy believes there is also a budget to use.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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The company intends to invest the balance of $250 million in growth initiatives.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In 2025, Tesla intends to start using Optimus internally.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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When leadership offers employees flexibility—like personalized schedules or opportunities for career development—and assigns tasks with a clear purpose, employees are often more engaged and motivated, boosting organizational performance.—
Maren Perry,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Philosopher David Chalmers assigns a greater than 25 percent credence to the idea that generative AI systems might reasonably be called conscious by the year 2032.—
Michelle Weber,
Longreads,
13 Dec. 2024
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The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Beyond leaning on friends in her own life, Duff thinks about the fact that her children have the benefit of growing up alongside the kids of Trainor, Moore, Tisdale and the other moms in their group — many of whom have a lot in common.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Allows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allows. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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