green light

noun

Synonyms of green light next

: authority or permission to proceed

green-light

ˈgrēn-ˌlīt

transitive verb

Examples of green light in a Sentence

we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser

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In the wake of Mr. Trump’s win, seen by some settler groups as giving them a green light, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared 2025 as a year for annexation. —

Fatima Abdulkarim, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024 Pennsylvania's state House has passed legislation that would give cryptocurrency an unambiguous green light in the Keystone State, if the Senate concurs. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 Norris led a gaggle of cars off the line while Verstappen was part of a separate group that waited for green lights to go out before a second formation lap. —

Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Some downtown buildings are getting a jumpstart on Black Friday window displays and turning on their rooftop red and green lights. —

Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for green light