as in permitted (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities
I'm afraid the problem doesn't allow of any other solution
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needed
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In the midst of a winless homestand, all the Wild needed to do Thursday night was win one measly period.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025 -
In a February appearance on The Tonight Show, the Microsoft cofounder told host Jimmy Fallon that thanks to the rise of AI, eventually humans won’t be needed for most things.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Allowed (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowed%20%28of%29. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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