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
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Even Kerr had to wonder where Curry would rank if he had been given such a green light early in his career.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
So much depends on Williams’s red wheelbarrow, Fitzgerald’s green light at the end of the pier, Melville’s mighty white whale, Kafka’s monstrous vermin, but what exactly?
—Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
The data could also be a green light for the Fed to continue interest rate cuts.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Almost 11 years ago, on April 2, 2015, Netflix announced a series green light to Montauk, a supernatural drama series written and directed by young genre filmmakers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer and executive produced by Shawn Levy, to debut in 2016.
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My late father tried to maintain that routine to renew our Egyptian residency permits annually out of fear Israel would expel us from our home again one day.—
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Temporary residence permits allow foreigners to live and work in Germany, as well as receive government benefits, but mean their ability to remain there is uncertain.—
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Hunt 0234 is valid on private and public lands in the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, but private only in the southern Lower Peninsula, as well as Fort Custer military lands, with permission.—
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At oral arguments, the justices expressed scepticism that the White House has the power to impose taxes on trade without the permission of Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).—
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These platforms display prices and coverages side by side, allowing drivers to spot differences that may not be clear at first glance.—
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Neutrality allowed the nation to build strength, expand westward, and avoid the ideological contagions sweeping the continent.—
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There is a legal authorization for the use of force, which is what makes this so different than the use of the military force against Venezuela or Greenland or Cuba or wherever the president wants to take us to war next.—
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Notably, the company has a $1 billion buyback authorization with no end date.—
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Boston's David Pastrnak had an assist on Lindholm's goal to extend his scoring streak to four games, with four goals and four assists in that span.—
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While past studies have shown that dairy products may have a protective effect against dementia, how specific dairy products affect cognitive health remains unclear.—
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While proponents of wearable technology in prisons and jails have described it as potentially lifesaving, privacy rights groups and even law enforcement officials say the devices can raise ethical and legal concerns and urge agencies to establish strict rules on data use, retention and consent.—
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Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.—
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Figure’s business centers around putting mortgages on the blockchain, which the company says speeds up the granting and funding of home loans.—
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The last one standing is rewarded with a financial windfall and the granting of a single wish, any wish.—
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Wright also suggested sanctions on the country's oil sector would be waived to facilitate the export of its oil.—
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Conditions were only made worse by recent military defeats, crippling sanctions, corruption, and an unparalleled water crisis.—
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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