variants
or licences
1
as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state
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2
as in mandates
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink
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as in authorizations
the right to act or move freely
military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington
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variants
also licences
as in enables
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of licenses
Sudhin Thanawala, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
According to legislation, the CRTC must hold public hearings for the issuance of licenses and has the discretion to hold hearings on any matter of relevance within its mandate.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Patel’s Florida Department of Health profile also lists licenses in Arizona, Michigan, Texas and Vermont.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Lawyers and doctors can lose their licenses to practice, insider traders can be barred from the financial industry, public officials stripped of committee assignments, and dangerous speeding drivers should have their bad habit curbed.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2021, after the Los Angeles Times documented growing hospice fraud, Newsom and the Legislature put a freeze on new hospice licenses in place.
—Andrew Graham
april 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The city would also separate liquor licenses and entertainment licenses for the first time.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
For businesses operating under recreational licenses, however, the impact may be limited.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
But Pint confirmed that the company only licenses consumer-facing products.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The company licenses its brand but does not own hotels.
—Cory Schouten, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The South Korean startup competes not only with Nvidia but also with a growing list of other startups from Cerebras to Groq — a company that Nvidia licenses technology from.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Now Schoolhouse licenses franchises to create rings, necklaces, patches, and other accessories.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, lawyers for Maduro and Flores asked a judge to throw out narco-terrorism charges, arguing the defendants’ constitutional rights were violated when the US government refused to grant the lawyers licenses to receive legal payments from the government of Venezuela.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Though Medicare is federally administered, the state licenses hospices to be able to operate.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
In one of its more obscure functions, the office also licenses certain private cemeteries.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
In addition to wearing disguises, prosecutors say Davis used fake driver’s licenses with photos of the players that could be found online.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
According to legislation, the CRTC must hold public hearings for the issuance of licenses and has the discretion to hold hearings on any matter of relevance within its mandate.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Patel’s Florida Department of Health profile also lists licenses in Arizona, Michigan, Texas and Vermont.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Lawyers and doctors can lose their licenses to practice, insider traders can be barred from the financial industry, public officials stripped of committee assignments, and dangerous speeding drivers should have their bad habit curbed.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2021, after the Los Angeles Times documented growing hospice fraud, Newsom and the Legislature put a freeze on new hospice licenses in place.
—Andrew Graham
april 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The city would also separate liquor licenses and entertainment licenses for the first time.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
For businesses operating under recreational licenses, however, the impact may be limited.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
The writers got the studios to agree to alert the union if a studio licenses writers’ work for AI training and continue holding meetings with the union on implementation.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
But Pint confirmed that the company only licenses consumer-facing products.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The company licenses its brand but does not own hotels.
—Cory Schouten, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The South Korean startup competes not only with Nvidia but also with a growing list of other startups from Cerebras to Groq — a company that Nvidia licenses technology from.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Now Schoolhouse licenses franchises to create rings, necklaces, patches, and other accessories.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, lawyers for Maduro and Flores asked a judge to throw out narco-terrorism charges, arguing the defendants’ constitutional rights were violated when the US government refused to grant the lawyers licenses to receive legal payments from the government of Venezuela.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Though Medicare is federally administered, the state licenses hospices to be able to operate.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
In one of its more obscure functions, the office also licenses certain private cemeteries.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licenses
Noun
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Over time, those permissions allow companies to gather enormous amounts of behavioral data.—
Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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This includes patching existing vulnerabilities and making sure that the permissions employees have are strictly limited so they can’t be exploited.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The bill, which passed with bipartisan support, addressed concerns about giving one party too much power by staggering the new authorizations out over a 0-year period.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most authorizations ultimately go through, particularly if patients appeal.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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Access to capable hardware lowers barriers, speeds iteration, and enables real-world testing beyond simulations, accelerating progress in embodied AI, especially in manipulation and applied robotics.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Many people also look for evidence of accreditations, dentist credentials, and transparent pricing.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In Oklahoma, a former state superintendent threatened schools' accreditations.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, while there are many circular features at more equatorial latitudes, the north pole itself exhibits a six-sided hexagonal feature, separating the browns from the blues of the pole.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Apr. 2026
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This grounding of flights is not necessarily a bad thing, as the report also discusses the risk of hazardous radiation exposure to aircrew, with a higher risk at higher latitudes.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, a group dedicated to hunters and fisherman, helped develop and pass the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, which authorizes an annual $70 million investment through 2028 to fund research aimed at curbing the spread of the disease.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers followed with another step forward, passing House Bill 115, which authorizes automatic voter registration as part of the reentry process.—
Nicole D. Porter,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Licenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licenses. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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