as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Recent Examples of green-light
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reporting indicates that the assault’s green light came from only a handful of Hamas leaders and commanders, including Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, and Mohammed Deif (all of whom were later assassinated by Israel).
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Baldwin asked Scoop, referring to a green light beaming from his finger.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has given a series of green lights to the White House without full hearings or any explanation of its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket, also known as the shadow or interim docket.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for green-light
Noun
Others just get giddy having a green light to upend society’s rules of decorum, even for a short window of time.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reporting indicates that the assault’s green light came from only a handful of Hamas leaders and commanders, including Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, and Mohammed Deif (all of whom were later assassinated by Israel).
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Baldwin asked Scoop, referring to a green light beaming from his finger.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has given a series of green lights to the White House without full hearings or any explanation of its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket, also known as the shadow or interim docket.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
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During that time, Ashley has said he's been working on a policy that is both strong and permits access to the courthouse complex but has acknowledged the limitations of what is legally permissible.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Because John Herschel believed that the correlation between magnetic storms and auroras revealed both to be meteorological phenomena, the new observatories would be equipped with weather instruments that, in time, would permit the first global measurements of climate change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Customers in Texas and Arizona can receive parcels from the flying delivery liaisons, and Amazon has received beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which means the drones can, theoretically, start to scale for delivery.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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There’s a particular kind of excellence that happens when Black women stop waiting for permission and just build.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Having played on the Tuesday, and returning to England on Wednesday, he was allowed until Friday off, but came in on Thursday for individual recovery work.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Due process requires a commitment to the reasons punishment is sought and thus allows those reasons to be addressed and countered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers from both major political parties have expressed concerns about Trump ordering the military actions without receiving authorization from Congress or providing many details.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Employees represented by United Auto Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant workers will hold a strike authorization vote next week, following the company’s final offer last month.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Initially approved by the county board in August, a more detailed description of the project, complete with a higher price tag, appeared on the supervisors’ consent calendar this week, sailing through without debate.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Both generals have faced Western sanctions due to their involvement in war crimes.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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