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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Fuentes needed a name for this group of acolytes who showed up at Kirk’s events.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Beren is exactly what the hospital district has needed ever since King Tut moved a few blocks east.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Permit (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit%20%28of%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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