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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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
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
There’s no mercy rule in the postseason, so the Flames weren’t permitted an early exit.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The council had previously denied a similar zoning change and conditional use permit that included townhouses in July 2024.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
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Verb
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
There’s no mercy rule in the postseason, so the Flames weren’t permitted an early exit.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
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At the time of the crime, Medina was out on bail for a separate incident in which he was charged with carrying a pistol without a license or permit, firing in a compact area, vandalism, and disorderly conduct.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The council had previously denied a similar zoning change and conditional use permit that included townhouses in July 2024.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permit
Verb
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Meanwhile, Avila-Siqueiros was silencing the Warner bats, allowing just four walks and an error in the first five innings.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Cans block harmful light better than bottles, whose long necks can allow light and oxygen that speed up aging.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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All buttons can be pushed and levers pulled, so feel free the let the kids roam around at will.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Don’t let a little shade keep you from growing veggies; just be sure to pick the right ones.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026
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This decade also saw the acceleration of cloud connectivity, enabling web domain expansion and the expansive datafication necessary to train more powerful AI systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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In southern Somalia, AFRICOM, also in close coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, has conducted airstrikes to enable partner forces’ ability to degrade al Shabaab.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The work of observing, tolerating and, at times, surrendering control to see what exists beneath it.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2026
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In the shadow of the war to end all wars, people desperately hoped that the human race would never again tolerate such fevered violence, and Esperanto grew hand in hand with the pacifist movement.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Swift appeared to be wearing a black Stella McCartney mini dress with short cap sleeves, priced at $1,290, paired with patent-black Mary Jane pumps that featured a bow detail across the front.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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More details about the Cavs/The Realest partnership To ensure authenticity, The Realest oversees every collectible item to have patent-pending covert markings and tamper resistant holograms.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Nike just collaborated with Skims to bring back the Y2K Nike Rift sneaker, Adidas is making Mary Janes, and just about every brand has a version of the slim, low-profile sneaker.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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Everton have a club option for a further year, with Iroegbunam having attracted significant interest in previous windows.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Their son still visits but ignores the family’s special days.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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Stifel upgrades Booz Allen Hamilton to buy from hold Stifel said the stock too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Only one of those runs came after the first inning, while the offense took advantage of a few Plymouth North fielding miscues and eight free passes to erupt for all seven runs over the first four innings.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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Seconds in, Marner caught a pass from Hertl, then fed the puck across to Stone for a tap-in goal on the backdoor.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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