allowed
Americanadjective
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permitted or authorized.
In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.
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Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules.
allowed transition.
Other Word Forms
- unallowed adjective
Etymology
Origin of allowed
Vocabulary lists containing allowed
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Example Sentences
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Last October, OpenAI officially transitioned into a public benefit corporation, which has decreased Microsoft’s influence on the AI company and allowed OpenAI to secure more access to compute through other cloud providers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
A hot labor market and shift to remote-work policies allowed greater numbers of workers to move into jobs they performed more productively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
This allowed them to better separate genetic influences from environmental ones.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
That freedom has allowed me to kind of come in and out of different subsets within architecture, and really handle my curiosity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
He had a white streak across his head which I guessed was a wound scar from some hunter— bear hunting is allowed here.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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