as in authorizations
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters
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Recent Examples of permissions
Your phone, laptop and cloud accounts all connect to systems that depend on trust and access permissions.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Vice emerges from a series of small permissions and self-deceptions that break down the walls of limits and restraint.
—Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Developers are required to obtain certain permissions from the state commission before construction on a project can begin.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Put medical and caregiving permissions in writing where your emergency contact can find them.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Steam does offer the option to create a Steam Families account to monitor account activity, manage game access permissions and provide playtime reports.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
The company’s approach emphasizes letting security work quietly in the background through clear permissions, thoughtful defaults, and intuitive controls.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Second, keep an eye on app permissions on your phone, a regular check is good housekeeping.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Vice emerges from a series of small permissions and self-deceptions that break down the walls of limits and restraint.
—Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Developers are required to obtain certain permissions from the state commission before construction on a project can begin.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Put medical and caregiving permissions in writing where your emergency contact can find them.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Steam does offer the option to create a Steam Families account to monitor account activity, manage game access permissions and provide playtime reports.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
The company’s approach emphasizes letting security work quietly in the background through clear permissions, thoughtful defaults, and intuitive controls.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Second, keep an eye on app permissions on your phone, a regular check is good housekeeping.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permissions
Noun
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Foreign authorizations are often used as test transactions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Policymakers should build on this progress by strengthening transparency and accountability, increasing oversight of step therapy and prior authorizations, and ensuring clinical decisions remain in the exam room.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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Adam Terr, director of public policy at The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a free-speech nonprofit, said taking away licenses over war coverage equated to government censorship and infringed on the First Amendment.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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For the carriers, the Treasury department already updated general licenses to allow airlines to purchase aviation fuel in Venezuela or pay the airport for other services.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Permissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissions. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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