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
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
The Netherlands would need a green light from its parliament, as would Germany, whose position could evolve after the Feb. 23 elections usher in a new government.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
That proposal still needs a final green light and could be a year or more from completion.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
His speech is going to embolden our adversaries who will see this as a green light to act while America is distracted/divided.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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The six-month delay in the completion of the Multichoice acquisition isn’t due to regulatory concerns as anti-trust authorities have already given their green light, but due to local regulations.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
The Netherlands would need a green light from its parliament, as would Germany, whose position could evolve after the Feb. 23 elections usher in a new government.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
That proposal still needs a final green light and could be a year or more from completion.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
His speech is going to embolden our adversaries who will see this as a green light to act while America is distracted/divided.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-light
Verb
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Women were soon permitted entry into marathons and swimming races.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, centralized revenue-sharing models permit even mid-tier teams to reap considerable benefits.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Although the Castro regime had given permission for the project to proceed, the government pulled the plug and expelled Ghidini from the country, leaving him able to cobble together only an 11-minute short.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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Leaders who foster self-trust give employees permission to take initiative.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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This privilege would allow the government to refuse to provide evidence that a court requests because doing so could harm U.S. national security or foreign relations.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the common perception that international players can’t use NIL at all is wrong: Their NIL income just has to be passive income—the T-shirt sales allow the overseas portion of the Lions’ roster to benefit as well.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, immigrants working in the United States without legal authorization paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes and $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, according to a recent analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.—
Jane C. Timm,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Their hypothetical rap sheet could begin and end with entering the U.S. illegally, a misdemeanor, or residing in the U.S. without authorization, a civil offense.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Mar. 2025
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Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and independent studio LD Entertainment are circling domestic rights, though a deal has yet to close.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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With a staff of some 120 people, the organization had a budget of about $28 million last year — less than a fifth of the San Francisco Public Library's budget.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While human subjects need to provide consent to be studied, most species do not.—
Bradley Wade Bishop,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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The nuclear plant was constructed without tribal consent half a century ago, just a few years before Prairie Island received electricity and running water, Johnson said.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2025
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This event launched a global drive for diversification, with gold emerging as a preferred asset due to its independence from political and economic sanctions.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Russian financial institutions that had been exempt from sanctions included Vnesheconombank, Bank Financial Corporation Otkritie, Sovcombank, Sberbank, VTB Bank, Alfa-Bank, Rosbank, Bank Zenit, Bank Saint-Petersburg and the Central Bank of Russia.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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