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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 permitted
Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
She had not been permitted to run against the strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, in the summer of 2024, but by the tallies of electoral observers (an official count is still unavailable), her surrogate garnered a majority of the vote.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Wolfson, echoing the position of his organization, said guns should not be permitted on college campuses.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Accordingly, alligators are not permitted on our premises.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That $71 billion deal helped provide the extra cash that permitted Lachlan’s brother and sisters to receive multiple billions of dollars for foregoing their right to share in Fox’s future control.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Microsoft rolled out a flexible work policy after offices reopened from pandemic closures where employees were permitted to work from home up to half the time without official approval.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance will visit Salt Lake City Thursday to pay respects to Kirk's family, according to a source familiar with the trip who was not permitted to talk about it on the record.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This budding technique involves comparing DNA samples to those accessible on public genetic databases which law enforcement is permitted to access.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
She had not been permitted to run against the strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, in the summer of 2024, but by the tallies of electoral observers (an official count is still unavailable), her surrogate garnered a majority of the vote.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Wolfson, echoing the position of his organization, said guns should not be permitted on college campuses.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Accordingly, alligators are not permitted on our premises.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That $71 billion deal helped provide the extra cash that permitted Lachlan’s brother and sisters to receive multiple billions of dollars for foregoing their right to share in Fox’s future control.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Microsoft rolled out a flexible work policy after offices reopened from pandemic closures where employees were permitted to work from home up to half the time without official approval.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance will visit Salt Lake City Thursday to pay respects to Kirk's family, according to a source familiar with the trip who was not permitted to talk about it on the record.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitted
Verb
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Rather than homogenizing these differences, the federation's genius lay in creating structures that allowed diversity to generate collective capability.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, according to Federal Aviation Administration regulations, you are not allowed to drink alcohol on board unless it’s served by a flight attendant.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bonneville, sitting behind her, grabbed her hand for the last 15 minutes and didn’t let go.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each of these commitments comes nestled in a bramble of thorny questions that societies have been debating for the last, let’s round it off at, 250 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This approach has enabled Apex to scale quickly while maintaining the stability and resources associated with a corporate partnership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond its nuclear-deterrence mission, the B-2’s long range and payload capacity have enabled it to deliver large munitions at a distance.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Any distractions, otherwise, will not be tolerated.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Art was tolerated as a pastime, not a profession.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The link, which also actually goes to PayPal, adds the scammer as a second authorized user of your PayPal account.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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The system gives pilots two aural alerts when an unauthorized aircraft enters the runway on a collision course with the authorized aircraft.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Emmet Apolinario, co-founder and president of Ohio Business Advisors, has sold everything from a licensed apparel shop for college sports to a disc golf retailer to a store that just sells lamp shades.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To navigate emotional volatility, understand what behaviors are acceptable to you and create clear boundaries with the ones that are not.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fortune reported in January that a substantial share of young people believe violence may be an acceptable form of change under certain circumstances.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Upon completion, Southwest Golf Ranch will boast a total of 27 heated, covered driving range bays, over two acres of bent-grass range, professional swing-analysis technology, a professional shop offering club-fitting services, group camps and clinics with certified golf instructors and more.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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That can be done through a process server, law enforcement, a friend or relative or certified mail.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Permitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitted. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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