1
as in to allow
to give permission for or to approve of
the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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2
as in to let
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in to enable
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion
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Recent Examples of permit
Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the last several months, the Grace team has undertaken a thorough permitting process with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
—Scott Purnell, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
After the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest was held in New York’s Washington Square Park, organizer Anthony Po was slapped with a $500 fine for hosting a public event without a permit.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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These bills cover everything — from banning books and restricting healthcare to permitting open carry.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the last several months, the Grace team has undertaken a thorough permitting process with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
—Scott Purnell, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
Edgar Cisneros, the former city manager of Commerce, also pleaded guilty in the plot in which local officials allegedly took bribes to hand out permits for marijuana businesses.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
After the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest was held in New York’s Washington Square Park, organizer Anthony Po was slapped with a $500 fine for hosting a public event without a permit.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Torres on Friday condemned Steam for allowing such a game to remain on its site.Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
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The bench was led by Shade with 13 points and four rebounds shooting 6-for-9, but the Huskies allowed a 7-0 Louisville run to end the third quarter and an 11-0 early in the fourth that Strong finally ended with a 3-pointer.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
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Spread, let sit, and clean off with warm water and a soft cloth.Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Staying connected with the S6’s smart features lets users keep themselves informed throughout the day with notifications and alerts for things like calls, messages and apps.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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This organic growth has enabled the company to scale without relying on traditional advertising.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Deeper Emotional Insights: BCIs could measure emotional responses to campaigns, enabling marketers to fine-tune their strategies based on real-time feedback.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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No amount of one-on-one or group sessions will work in environments that tolerate and/or implicitly reward bad behavior.Mitch Mitchell, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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If planting a tree on such a site, either improve the drainage first or plant a species that tolerates soggy soil.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
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The expansion more than doubles the total number of patents that EA has opened up since launching the pledge in 2021, and includes generation and recognition tools for speech and audio.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
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So that's one of our patents… that's very important.Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thursday’s game had an eerie feeling the second Middleton got hurt.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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At one point, 1 in 5 prisoners had covid-19, according to a tally kept by The Associated Press.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Spider-Man is too big a property, with far too much potential and too many fantastic stories to tell, for Sony to ignore the value of any property for long, regardless of the shelving of the SSU for now.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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For someone to single out sports betting as uniquely damaging is disingenuous and ignores the broader context of how Americans allocate discretionary income.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The goalkeeper attempted to thread a pass between Matej Vydra and Pavel Sulc and kickstart a new phase of play… But his pass was loose, allowing Sulc to best the Dutch centre-back.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Quarterback Brock Purdy lofted a pass into the end zone, but Williams made an over-the-shoulder grab for the turnover.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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