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as in having
to give permission for or to approve of
the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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as in letting
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in enabling
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in tolerating
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 permitting
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The organization, which already handles production permitting in other areas of Los Angeles County, announced a new partnership Friday with Manhattan Beach to handle the city’s film-permitting process.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Every suite and villa faces Mount Fuji, and most—weather permitting—have clear views of the peak.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
HealthPartners plans to release more information to community members about the clinic and its design process this spring as construction permitting is worked out with the city, Beedy said.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The permitting process reviews fire access, restrooms, parking and environmental health standards.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Fortunately a mission is in the works — funding permitting — since returning to Uranus was the top planetary priority in the most recent Decadal Survey from the National Academy of Sciences.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Environmental permitting processes affect housing development, small business growth and community projects — and can either advance or slow job creation.
—Rajiv J. Shah, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
The latter run Wednesday through Sunday from April through October, weather permitting.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Eleven states have laws permitting it, while others have approved it through rules or other mechanisms, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures and the VoteMama Foundation.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
But permitting personalized ads within chatbot responses is just a step away.
—Brian Jay Tang, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Onshore projects can get snarled in land permitting issues, political blowback, and policy volatility; offshore projects, in contrast, can just get moved somewhere else.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Yes, there were permitting challenges and headaches to soothe along the way, but quick decision-making and a year-plus-long hustle has placed them near the finish line on Iliff Street.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
If new transmission lines are needed, that means building new infrastructure across vast distances — low cost renewable energy resources are often far from where the energy is needed — a notoriously difficult task due to permitting processes that Congress is debating how to reform.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Developers face a gauntlet of zoning rules, permitting delays, high construction costs, expensive property taxes and local political hurdles, all of which slow or shrink projects before they ever get built.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Sadly, permitting reform is often seen as a procedural issue, focusing on administrative timelines and regulatory details.
—Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
For one thing, precedent says that Waddle’s production this fall should, health permitting (knocks on wood), just about double whatever numbers Cooper puts out as a rookie for the J-E-T-S in 2026.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The organization, which already handles production permitting in other areas of Los Angeles County, announced a new partnership Friday with Manhattan Beach to handle the city’s film-permitting process.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Every suite and villa faces Mount Fuji, and most—weather permitting—have clear views of the peak.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
HealthPartners plans to release more information to community members about the clinic and its design process this spring as construction permitting is worked out with the city, Beedy said.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The permitting process reviews fire access, restrooms, parking and environmental health standards.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Fortunately a mission is in the works — funding permitting — since returning to Uranus was the top planetary priority in the most recent Decadal Survey from the National Academy of Sciences.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Environmental permitting processes affect housing development, small business growth and community projects — and can either advance or slow job creation.
—Rajiv J. Shah, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
The latter run Wednesday through Sunday from April through October, weather permitting.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
The organization, which already handles production permitting in other areas of Los Angeles County, announced a new partnership Friday with Manhattan Beach to handle the city’s film-permitting process.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Eleven states have laws permitting it, while others have approved it through rules or other mechanisms, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures and the VoteMama Foundation.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
But permitting personalized ads within chatbot responses is just a step away.
—Brian Jay Tang, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Onshore projects can get snarled in land permitting issues, political blowback, and policy volatility; offshore projects, in contrast, can just get moved somewhere else.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Yes, there were permitting challenges and headaches to soothe along the way, but quick decision-making and a year-plus-long hustle has placed them near the finish line on Iliff Street.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
If new transmission lines are needed, that means building new infrastructure across vast distances — low cost renewable energy resources are often far from where the energy is needed — a notoriously difficult task due to permitting processes that Congress is debating how to reform.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Developers face a gauntlet of zoning rules, permitting delays, high construction costs, expensive property taxes and local political hurdles, all of which slow or shrink projects before they ever get built.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Sadly, permitting reform is often seen as a procedural issue, focusing on administrative timelines and regulatory details.
—Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitting
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Nexstar contends the deal would strengthen TV station economics, allowing stations to bolster their news gathering and expand the number of newscasts.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Over a dozen people were arrested on suspicion of helping the escapees, including another inmate in the jail and a jail maintenance worker who is accused of shutting off water to the toilet, allowing escapees to remove it.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Slow Avdija's running mates The Spurs’ defense, though mostly solid so far, has had a nasty habit of letting one of Portland’s guards get going in each of the three games of the series.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s the Freeling family — never letting their offensive lineman-of-a-third-born-sibling getting a big head.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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The system reduces energy costs for hydrogen production while enabling the co-production of chemical feedstocks, thereby enhancing the economic viability of green hydrogen.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Quantum computers calculate in fractions of a second what would have taken classical supercomputers septillions of years, enabling us to create personalized pharmaceuticals and materials with extraordinary properties.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Investors aren't tolerating that anymore.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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While all the common camellia species make a fine hedge, the species Camellia sasanqua has the advantage of tolerating both full sun and partial shade.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity.—
Maggie Anders,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 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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Though signs of its impending closure were all around this past weekend, the New Black Wall Street Market was having one last hurrah.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Maduro and Rodriguez authorized a series of payments totaling $20 million under terms of the PDV USA contract before having a falling out with Rivera’s group by the end of 2017.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors accused the trust, which convinced a federal district judge to order a temporary pause in construction, of ignoring claims that the project is needed to bolster national security.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But three days after withdrawing the lawsuit, Florida sued CMS for a third time, accusing the federal agency of ignoring the state’s public records request related to CMS’ approval of the KidCare expansion.—
Daniel Chang,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the list of permission credits for The Penguin Book of Oulipo, the number 14 is missing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Swift’s likeness has been used without permission in numerous AI fakes, including by Meta’s AI chatbots and in pornographic images that have circulated on the internet.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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