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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as in patent
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as in to admit (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities
the photo is too grainy to permit of anything more than a slight enlargement
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Recent Examples of permit
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
States are permitted to write their own legislation about Delta 9 possession, consumption and distribution.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Since 2010, Fort Worth ISD has hired 183 teachers with no Texas teaching certificate or permit, according to TEA data.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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The 13 varieties traditionally permitted in Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Counoise, Terret Noir, Vaccarèse, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardin, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, and Cinsault.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
States are permitted to write their own legislation about Delta 9 possession, consumption and distribution.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
McFarland claimed 2,000 tickets were available for the festival, but shared permits indicated that only space for 250 people had been obtained.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Since 2010, Fort Worth ISD has hired 183 teachers with no Texas teaching certificate or permit, according to TEA data.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, the Goldman analysts put a hold-equivalent neutral rating on Bristol Myers, citing uncertainty on whether the company will successfully be able to fill in the revenue gaps created by losses of patents on key drugs.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by the problem, Walt and Eddie designed the first HVLS fan and went to market in 1998, with the first patent being filed in 1999.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Where deGrom struck out seven and walked one, Yamamoto had 10 strikeouts and no free passes.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In between those strikes, Bruno Fernandes almost scored a spectacular volley from Dalot’s long pass, his shot thumping off the crossbar.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Post family relocated to North Texas after Malone’s father, Rich Post, took a job managing concessions for the Dallas Cowboys.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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So there are multiple motivations on their part not to quickly come to an agreement if that agreement requires significant concessions.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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The panel will address what President Trump described during February’s National Prayer Breakfast as attacks on religious liberty and on Christians in particular.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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This chance for due process when deprived of liberty is what habeas corpus is and does.—
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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That business model has pushed Roku to experiment with new ways of showing ads that test users’ tolerance.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Its salt tolerance, the authors suggest, was lost in later alligators but maintained in crocodiles.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Prioritize ethical sourcing through Fair Trade or B Corp certification.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Networking requires no special training, no certification, no great expense.—
Lauren Stienstra,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Facts: In August 2024, Power Forward Communities, a consortium of groups aimed at lowering housing costs and utility bills, received a $2 billion grant from the EPA.—
Leslie Dickstein,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Which of these was in her bag? 7 of 11 What did Harvard do this week after Trump froze $2 billion in existing grants? 8 of 11 The executive producer of which news program resigned, citing encroachments on his journalistic independence?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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