as in okay
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as in allowed
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 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 enabled
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in tolerated
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 Synonyms for permitted
Verb
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The president’s decision to block the deal came after a federal committee reviewing the transaction opted to not make a formal recommendation about whether the takeover should be allowed to proceed, according to letters sent to the companies and the White House last month.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025 -
And ultimately, going back to the Minnesota series, that’s one of the things that allowed the Timberwolves to be somewhat successful in keeping him relatively in check.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Trump administration is currently under scrutiny for letting hundreds of probationary FAA employees go only weeks after the deadliest U.S. crash in nearly a quarter century.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Stopping them lets the virus start multiplying again and could lead to the emergence of drug-resistant strains.—
Farai Mutsaka and Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ten days on the training pitches with a clutch of friendly games enabled Nuno to get across his ideas and to forge an ‘us against the world’ mentality.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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That shift is enabled by Sam, who really does see her, and—better—sees someone worth knowing.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.—
Michael Glassner and John Pence,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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By setting up authorized devices, MSP360 automatically flags or rejects attempts to access your account from computers or phones that don't belong to your organization.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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Another bill, Wahab’s SB 332, would cap the authorized rate of return that utilities get from their investments.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The law allows licensed pharmacists to prescribe contraception at pharmacies across the state after a brief training program.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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While licensed dealers can legally participate, the public should be aware that these auctions are not open to private buyers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, Chalamet’s speech suggests that such rhetoric should be more acceptable, or even encouraged, from his generation of stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The study emphasizes that passive-aggression can develop in individuals who grew up in environments where expressing anger wasn’t safe or acceptable, leading them to adopt indirect ways of communicating frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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There will also be a goldfish show with certified judging.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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The final draft of the standard is nearly complete and will recommend the following: use of certified cells, proper cell spacing, busbar requirements, and enhanced BMS system.—
John Orlando,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Permitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitted. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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