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
Dahlia Scheindlin / Tel Aviv, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
The juvenile told deputies the man was swerving and dosing off, stopping at green lights and almost crashing into a pole.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Coordination and approval from these governmental divisions are essential, and without their green light, the IRS cannot proceed with seizing assets abroad.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Sophia Ross, 22, was pulled over by Sarasota police officers on Nov. 17, 2024, after allegedly stopping at green lights, hitting several curbs, and driving in the wrong lane while behind the wheel of a Jeep, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for green-light 
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Trump might conceivably bring a Saudi normalization deal, perhaps a green light to annex some settlements in the West Bank, or a freer hand against Iran.
—Dahlia Scheindlin / Tel Aviv, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
The juvenile told deputies the man was swerving and dosing off, stopping at green lights and almost crashing into a pole.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Coordination and approval from these governmental divisions are essential, and without their green light, the IRS cannot proceed with seizing assets abroad.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Sophia Ross, 22, was pulled over by Sarasota police officers on Nov. 17, 2024, after allegedly stopping at green lights, hitting several curbs, and driving in the wrong lane while behind the wheel of a Jeep, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
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Millions of them file tax returns every year, paying for benefits they're not permitted to use.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, then-President Joe Biden eased American sanctions on Syria, allowing humanitarian groups to operate in the country and permitting energy sales.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ukraine now has permission to use the American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missiles against military targets in Russia.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Law enforcement only has permission to access two other online databases: GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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But by Thursday morning, fire crews were able to contain more than half of the 220-acre fire, allowing roads to be reopened and people to return to their homes after evacuation orders were lifted.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2025
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Although early games like Mortal Kombat allowed players to interact and sometimes kill opponents with stage hazards, in Tekken, there’s a special kind of attention paid to the level of detail when an enemy gets viscerally kicked through a plate glass wall into a courtyard a full story down.—
Veerender Jubbal,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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Any contractor must be licensed, bonded and insured, however, and have previous authorization from the company.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump orders his administration to begin preparations on a facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay to house up to 30,000 migrants detained for being in the U.S. without legal authorization.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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With spring training opening in 2 1/2 weeks, the Rays have only two other lefty relievers, Garrett Cleavinger and Mason Montgomery, on their 40-man roster.—
Marc Topkin,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Globally at L’Oréal, the division had weaker performance than analysts expected at the time of its nine-month financial results ending in September 2024, as reported.—
James Manso,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Houston Astros officially announced the trade of relief pitcher Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, days after Pressly gave his consent for the deal.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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This is the seventh consent order closed by the bank’s regulators since 2019, Wells Fargo said.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2025
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What to Know: Trump initially imposed 25% emergency tariffs and other sanctions in response to Colombia rejecting U.S. deportation flights.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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But Trump held off on wide-reaching tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after the country's president, Gustavo Petro, agreed to accept U.S. military aircraft deporting Colombian migrants.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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