as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
you cannot make a student video without your faculty advisor's sanction of its subject matter prior to shooting
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as in approves
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctions
Noun
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Disable command-line and scripting activities and permissions.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025 -
The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Scott approves of the decision not to torture viewers with more uncertainty.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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If the Supreme Court approves the petition, it is finalized and can be circulated.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The government's current position is that existing DACA grants and work authorizations remain in effect unless expired or individually terminated.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Conduct an assessment of employee authorizations.—
David Culbertson,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday, his representative confirms.—
Anika Reed,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Other research confirms this, assigning sleep a pivotal role.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Sanctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctions. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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