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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards the accommodations are tolerable though not exactly luxurious

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Recent Examples on the Web For companies competing to create the most tolerable and effective obesity and diabetes medications, Lau said a primary goal is to understand how to target certain hormones to induce weight loss without nausea. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2024 In a paradoxical way, my existence has become tolerable and pleasant by having become, in a sense, impersonal or suprapersonal. Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 Friendship can make odious tasks tolerable and worthwhile tasks more satisfying. Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024 This collection of bars scurries across the country on the hunt for the kind of drinking that makes summer not only tolerable, but lavish. Scott Hocker, theweek, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for tolerable 

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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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