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Greenlight

Verb / ˈgri:ˈnlaɪt / Another word for greenlight — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The word 'greenlight' means to give permission or approval to proceed with something.

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Example sentences

  1. The teacher greenlighted the students' project.
  2. The boss greenlighted the new business proposal.
  3. Her parents greenlighted her plan to go on a trip.
  4. The committee greenlighted the construction of a new park.
  5. The mayor greenlighted the development of affordable housing.

Quotes

  • Sometimes, the green light at the end of the dock is just a green light. Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther... And one fine morning— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
  • The light green in the leaves and grasses looked like the light from the green lamps in the little old green-glass oil lamps that he remembered from his earliest years in school.
  • Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.

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