as in tolerance
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
the teacher's patience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's education
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Recent Examples of patience
Depends on your perspective, and your patience level.
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Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Locs symbolize patience and spiritual grounding.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
But owners show little patience with the faces of these multi-billion-dollar franchises when the on-field losses pile up.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
And have patience and understanding.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Locs symbolize patience and spiritual grounding.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
But owners show little patience with the faces of these multi-billion-dollar franchises when the on-field losses pile up.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
And have patience and understanding.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patience
Noun
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Another red flag could be an advisor who pushes products without a firm understanding of your goals, risk tolerance and timeline.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’s his tolerance for players who do not contribute without the ball.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Vučić also showed willingness to improve Serbia’s ties with neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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He was impressed by the network’s willingness to put him in touch with other small advertisers who bought commercial inventory.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Patience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patience. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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