as in allowable
that may be permitted
using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible
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Recent Examples of admissible
Cale Makar ne jouera pas ce soir, mais demeure admissible à jouer au tournoi.
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Navy has started a similar course—and has also allowed in more recruits who scored in the lowest admissible category of the aptitude test.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
While Ada County has a larger jury pool to pull from than Latah County, the State is concerned that the risk of exposing that jury pool to evidence — particularly evidence that may not be deemed admissible at trial — remains significant.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
However, those tests are not admissible in state court proceedings.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Navy has started a similar course—and has also allowed in more recruits who scored in the lowest admissible category of the aptitude test.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
While Ada County has a larger jury pool to pull from than Latah County, the State is concerned that the risk of exposing that jury pool to evidence — particularly evidence that may not be deemed admissible at trial — remains significant.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
However, those tests are not admissible in state court proceedings.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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So lots of people change their names for all kinds of legitimate reasons allowable under the law.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The change came after the small town paid out a settlement to the Arnold family of $441,000, which amounted to the maximum civil award allowable under Missouri law.—
Bill Lukitsch,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And as President Donald Trump has pointed out, that situation is not acceptable.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Without one, or an acceptable alternative, travelers face disruptions to their air travel and federal facility access, fueling frustration across the country.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Every week seems to throw up another question of what is — or should be — permissible.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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But by withholding federal funding, the administration is also trying to force universities into ideological conformity – by dictating whose knowledge counts but also whose presence and perspectives are permissible on campus.—
Iveta Silova,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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