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may

verb as in grant permission

verb as in concede possibility

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Willie Nelson and Norah Jones May-December fireplace flirting.

Under the strain of that feeling, many single men through the ages have adopted a devil-may-care attitude.

Can you imagine Walters, his executive-producing partner, post-May 16, lurking with him behind the cameras?

Jollity and gloom were contending for an empire,” wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne in his story “The May-Pole of Merry Mount.

Then will come mid-May, when Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling again.

His attitude was somewhat devil-may-care, his grip on life itself seemed slipping.

In certain moods he possessed that dash and devil-may-care air which pleases most women, providing the man is a cosmopolitan.

I recollect your 'May-day in the morning'—cuss me, the best comick song I ever heard.

On dark cold windy days, during the May-fly season you will find the small fly a much better killer than the May-fly.

May-be you expected to have a china bowl and pitcher in your room, and somebody to empty your slop.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to may, such as: can, be allowed, be authorized, be permitted, and can do.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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