1
as in allows
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 lets
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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3
as in enables
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in tolerates
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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Recent Examples of permits
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Notably, military officials overseeing the Washington deployment declared early on that while Title 32 permits troops to make arrests, they are not authorized to do so in this case.
—Alex Horton, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Heavy equipment is being utilized for indirect line construction where access permits.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Phase 1 permits us to let our imaginations run free.
—Cherie Kloss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The order also expands permits pharmacists to prescribe COVID-19 vaccines themselves for the first time.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, utilities are preparing for grid upgrades, and some cities are debating whether to slow or limit new data center permits.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
The restaurant awaits permits to serve beer, wine and mimosas.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Notably, military officials overseeing the Washington deployment declared early on that while Title 32 permits troops to make arrests, they are not authorized to do so in this case.
—Alex Horton, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Heavy equipment is being utilized for indirect line construction where access permits.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Phase 1 permits us to let our imaginations run free.
—Cherie Kloss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The order also expands permits pharmacists to prescribe COVID-19 vaccines themselves for the first time.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, utilities are preparing for grid upgrades, and some cities are debating whether to slow or limit new data center permits.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permits
Verb
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The researchers are now developing new mechanisms to capture additional degrees of movement and developing a system that allows the attachment to pull material into the tool.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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The program Kamrooz has created lets homeowners build wealth simply by delaying the sale of the home to a future time, literally creating a home 401(k) or IRA that allows time to pass to benefit from the appreciating value.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Seller Assistant uses Bedrock, a software tool that lets users access large language models from Amazon and other companies like Anthropic and OpenAI.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Garmin Venu 4’s Lifestyle Features The Venu 4 still has a big lifestyle focus, though, and lets the wearer log things like the caffeine intake and alcohol consumption, over and above the fairly common water intake.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cadence is an electronic design software company that enables device and system simulation and has been doing this for decades.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite the tree’s association with ponds, bald cypress tolerates a range of growing conditions, from somewhat dry soils to standing water.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Felicia tolerates other cats but would probably be better as the only fur baby in a home.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The aforementioned head also has lights, with batteries included, and a tiny switch behind the neck.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The newspaper reported at the time that Zinn has a criminal record dating back to 1989 that includes dozens of convictions for petty crimes such as criminal trespass, theft of services, interfering with a police officer and disturbing the peace.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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For most companies and CEOs, the metrics would be preposterously out of reach — among them are an eight-fold increase in market valuation and a 30-fold increase in earnings — but that ignores Musk’s ability to marshal investor enthusiasm and pull off new product launches.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But this framing ignores reality.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Israel and the Gulf are wealthy, and don’t need to make concessions of this scale in order to make more money.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many are signaling a willingness to dig in during this round of funding negotiations after many, including Schumer, got blowback from the Democratic base for delivering the votes to offset a March shutdown without securing any substantial GOP concessions.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Los Angeles decided to unleash Justin Herbert, who delivered with 318 passing yards and three touchdown passes, two of which went to Quentin Johnston.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images A week removed from attempting 46 passes at home, Drake Maye attempted just 23 passes on the road.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Permits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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