as in allowing
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1
as in permitting
to give permission to
my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas
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2
as in renting
chiefly British
to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment
the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her home to earn some extra money
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3
as in enabling
to make able or possible
the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps
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4
as in tolerating
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
they let their kids get away with murder
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Recent Examples of letting
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Rather than picking a fight with the White House, Blanco said, the judges are letting the top prosecutor fall on his face.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The recipe then suggests wrapping the entire pot in a pair of insulating beach towels and letting the yogurt set over the course of eight hours.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Keep reading to shop these picks and plenty more, and have fun letting your feet breathe!
—Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
But letting bots crawl through your data and systems can invite security vulnerabilities, McKinnon warns.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
In other words, letting an AI do your reasoning means your reasoning is only ever going to be as good as that AI system.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
One man, Jean-Pierre Marechal, was on trial not for raping Gisèle Pelicot but for using the same methods to rape his own wife and letting Dominique Pelicot rape her as well.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
In the last game, Illinois pulled to a 17-point second-half lead before letting Iowa back in the game.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
Social media is one of the key drivers and reinforcers of anti-Semitic extremism; tweets like Abd el-Fattah’s are not just harmless letting-off of steam.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
This will provide humidity without letting the orchid sit in water.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Rather than picking a fight with the White House, Blanco said, the judges are letting the top prosecutor fall on his face.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The recipe then suggests wrapping the entire pot in a pair of insulating beach towels and letting the yogurt set over the course of eight hours.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Keep reading to shop these picks and plenty more, and have fun letting your feet breathe!
—Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
But letting bots crawl through your data and systems can invite security vulnerabilities, McKinnon warns.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
In other words, letting an AI do your reasoning means your reasoning is only ever going to be as good as that AI system.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
One man, Jean-Pierre Marechal, was on trial not for raping Gisèle Pelicot but for using the same methods to rape his own wife and letting Dominique Pelicot rape her as well.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
In the last game, Illinois pulled to a 17-point second-half lead before letting Iowa back in the game.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting
Verb
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Share a story from your childhood or help a child with a project, allowing youthful happiness to exist freely.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 808, by contrast, had an onboard computer, allowing musicians to program their own sounds and percussion patterns.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another woman was renting a room with her teenaged autistic son.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ortiz has seen the movie four times in theaters with audiences, including renting out a theater for friends.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic, whose policies bar it from enabling fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, resisted on these points, slowing negotiations for an overhauled deal.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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That was one of the Current’s biggest departures, enabling them to pay $1 million to acquire star attacker Croix Bethune from the Washington Spirit.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Islamabad has accused the country's Taliban government of tolerating militant groups that are behind attacks in Pakistan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Native to East Africa, this drought-tolerant plant doesn't need a lot of attention, tolerating underwatering and a variety of light conditions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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And the shortage is the product of our own municipal decisions (zoning, permitting, land-use rules).—
Russell Hancock,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Exploration, permitting, financing, and construction can take many years before production begins.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Andrew Frey, director of the city’s Department of Real Estate & Asset Management, said there have not been conversations about the possibility of selling or leasing Miami City Hall.—
Tess Riski
March 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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SpaceX’s plan to have boats ferry Starship rockets from Texas to Florida is getting closer to reality with Port of Brownsville officials in talks with the firm about leasing space to build a dock.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Some Democrats argue that the cost of ignoring young male voters is higher than the risk of association with Piker.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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But here’s the thing — ignoring your gutters is one of the fastest ways to turn a free weekend project into a budget-wrecking emergency repair.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
31 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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“Letting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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