as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Recent Examples of green-light
Brett Tingley, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Green fireballs like the one Jenkins saw are often due to the presence of magnesium, which emits a bright blue-green light when heated and vaporized in the Earth's atmosphere, the museum said.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Nuggets could only promise him a bench role, a veteran’s minimum salary and a green light to fire away.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
All three have the proverbial green light on the perimeter.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In this photo, tendrils of green light appear in the sky over the Spectrum rocket upright on its launch pad, thanks to the northern lights, or aurora borealis.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Green fireballs like the one Jenkins saw are often due to the presence of magnesium, which emits a bright blue-green light when heated and vaporized in the Earth's atmosphere, the museum said.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Nuggets could only promise him a bench role, a veteran’s minimum salary and a green light to fire away.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
All three have the proverbial green light on the perimeter.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
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The case focuses specifically on Maryland’s ability to block Kalshi from offering sports-event contracts in the state -– such as whether the Orioles will win the American League East division —that Maryland says amount to rogue sports bets not permitted by its law.—
Jeff Barker,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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As for the Yankees, Will Warren, Ryan Weathers and Max Fried will look to continue the dominance of a rotation that has only permitted two runs through six games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the deadline, Immigration and Customs Enforcement finally granted her permission to reenter.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Warso got permission from the facility’s director for the demonstration, along with a reminder not to post flyers.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Because the property was given special permission to build here and to date, is the only structure in Gion allowed to be above the legal limit of 39 feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Spencer Knight stopped 31 shots for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made four saves and allowed a goal while Knight dealt with an equipment issue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The work stoppage was overwhelmingly approved by the rank-and-file via a strike authorization vote weeks before the contract was up.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ring faced further scrutiny when the Federal Trade Commission investigated the company in 2023 after employees illegally surveilled customers and accessed footage without authorization.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The brothers had a disagreement a couple of years ago and their friendship has suffered a rift.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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While data centers typically have a decades-long lifecycle, the average lifecycle of a GPU is around seven years.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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The measure, part of the City Council’s consent calendar, was passed unanimously March 2.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Before infants were enrolled in the AL16 study, their parents or guardians had to sign consent forms disclosing, among other things, the risks that clinical trial subjects would face.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The granting of humanitarian parole is discretionary and receiving it does not give the parolee any legal immigration status.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Regulators have pledged faster turnarounds and the granting of rates that reflect growing wildfire risks to incentivize insurers to expand coverage in high-hazard areas.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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South Korea has taken advantage of a suspension of US sanctions on certain Russian oil and petroleum products to buy its first load of naphtha from Moscow since the start of the Ukraine war.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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In his interview with the AP, Zelenskyy said Russia draws economic benefits from the Mideast war, citing the limited easing of American sanctions on Russian oil.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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