as in case
an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment
the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown
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as in stoic
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long
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as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts
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Recent Examples of patient
Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Linda is also a therapist — and a patient.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Jamie Ducharme, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Taking a patient approach with the 20-year-old Perreault could make sense.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Linda is also a therapist — and a patient.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Organizations like the American Cancer Society can also connect you to a wide range of patient resources, including support groups.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Taking a patient approach with the 20-year-old Perreault could make sense.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
Noun
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The scientific case for exploration dates back many millions of years to continental drift when Greenland was believed to be closely connected to Norway and the British Isles.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Holt, who has six cases pending in federal court over civil rights violation claims, said as soon as he was transferred, the state began trying to get the cases dismissed as moot, citing his relocation to West Virginia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The comment is a nod to the stoic—or perhaps desensitized—demeanor of younger travelers in the face of stressors that rattle many.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Successful in disputing Dunbar’s religious exception status are true and deep, Disney’s 20th TV Friday were almost stoic in their victory.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Great Lakes region is being drenched by persistent lake-effect rains off Lake Michigan.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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This resulted in persistent, runaway inflation and unmanageable national debt.—
Jim Nowlan,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Remoteness draws the witness — or victim — forward and into the circle of the predator’s personality.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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And at its climax, the Grabber, the franchise killer played by Ethan Hawke, gracefully stalks his victims on ice skates, ready to lop some heads with an axe.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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There’s a difference, school leaders said, between building the confidence of girls, whom society expects to be obedient and agreeable, and building the confidence of boys, who get different societal messages.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Tyrell Corporation, a powerful company that created the replicants and profits from sending them to work on distant colonies, sees them as nothing more than obedient workers.—
Claire A. Simmers,
The Conversation,
25 Sep. 2025
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But their terrific new Some Like It Hot is even cockier, steamier, more insistent — one of the year’s kickiest indie-rock thrillers.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Norton said in 2022 that Weinstein emailed him personally and was very insistent about appearing.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Being passive aggressive and giving non-committal responses is clearly not working.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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X-ray studies show the spray comes in rapid pulses, like a tiny machine gun, generated by a passive valve-and-membrane system that cycles pressure safely without cooking the beetle itself.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Moldovan Orthodox Church, which is subordinate to Moscow, has also echoed Kremlin talking points, warning congregants that EU membership would destroy traditions and family values.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Timing is another significant consideration in real estate, with the property’s actual structure being a somewhat subordinate factor.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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