as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Recent Examples of green-light
Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a motorist who was not named in the report was driving a 2012 Chevrolet southbound on Towson Avenue and, having a green light, proceeded through the intersection, the report states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
That's some spending on a picture which didn't even have a green light or a release date.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Prime Video has confirmed a series green light for Carrie, a TV series based on the Stephen King novel.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Holgorsen has a green light to engineer the offense in his vision.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a motorist who was not named in the report was driving a 2012 Chevrolet southbound on Towson Avenue and, having a green light, proceeded through the intersection, the report states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
That's some spending on a picture which didn't even have a green light or a release date.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Prime Video has confirmed a series green light for Carrie, a TV series based on the Stephen King novel.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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His White House permitted the attorney general to say that the man’s wife and child are better off without Garcia.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To qualify as religious release time, educational instruction must take place off campus, with parental permission and with no public funding.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some school districts require permission from parents to allow disciplinary paddling in school, while others do not require any communication.—
Christina Erickson,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Jena, Louisiana — An immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its effort to deport Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, upholding one of the deportation grounds cited by the government.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The June timing allows the studios taking part to show off their new wares soon after the LA Screenings in May, with many of the CEE buyers not making the trip to the U.S. and waiting to see the new U.S. shows closer to home.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Finally, the system requires an efficient framework for authorization of all communications and data transfer based on principles of zero trust, in which every action by a user or device is authenticated, authorized and continuously validated.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This at-bat had no significance on an eventual 7-2 Phillies win over the Miami Marlins.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Many of the students who've lost visas nationwide appear to have no connection to pro-Palestinian protest movements.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In one controversial use case, UK rail operator Network Rail reportedly sent video data of passengers to Amazon’s emotional analytics service without gathering their consent.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Even if the seizure of Taiwan does not lead to a wider regional confrontation, any number of powerful economic actors in the global North might impose sanctions that would hurt China, and Asia more broadly.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Putin’s biggest concern is that Trump will blame Russia, bolster US support for Kyiv and impose tough new economic sanctions on Moscow, spelling an end to the potential benefits of a reconfiguration of US-Russia relations.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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