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
Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As financial pressures endure and bankruptcies spread through the industry, America's health care firms face the same uneasy reality as many of their patients: a system under strain with only costly cures in sight.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Fight Colorectal Cancer, a leading patient advocacy group, noted on its website how bowel movements can change due to diet, infections, medications and other medical issues.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The 2025 Omniscient Health Physician Medicare Income Report shows reimbursement rates for outpatient procedures from traditional fee-for-service patients in the Medicare health insurance program for the elderly have tumbled a cumulative 10% since 2016.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As financial pressures endure and bankruptcies spread through the industry, America's health care firms face the same uneasy reality as many of their patients: a system under strain with only costly cures in sight.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Studies have also shown that PACE can reduce hospital stays and improve patient satisfaction.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Fight Colorectal Cancer, a leading patient advocacy group, noted on its website how bowel movements can change due to diet, infections, medications and other medical issues.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
Noun
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Republican governors have passed property tax refund proposals and, in some cases, successfully capped what cities can charge residents.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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In the first case, the pupil might return to the master with a description of their face, or a leaf, or a rock—all of which would be dismissed as wrong.—
Sebastian Purcell
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Opposite Zegler is Olivas, a stoic, sinister Perón—and, at 28, an unusually young actor for the role.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Aug. 2025
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The normally stoic Kyle Tucker, hitting .200 in his last 18 games with just one home run since June 29, whipped his helmet down the dugout steps after grounding out with two runners on in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Residents face persistent shortages of water, electricity and medical care.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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The persistent lack of performance caused many to wonder if Howell may be unseated as Minnesota’s next-in-line behind J.J. McCarthy under center.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Aug. 2025
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Both of those victims were taken to Jackson Park Community Hospital.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Of the victims, nine were adults and one was a 16-year-old.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Guthrie family cowers in obedient fear of its brooding patriarch (Peter Mullan).—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hana must suppress her considerate and obedient nature or her destiny will be as dark as the solar eclipse.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Some aspects of his embrace of Trumpism—and, with it, an insistent economic populism and anti-corporate posture—strike me as sincere, and others less so.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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These past few weeks have also brought to mind the Kennedy researcher Harold Weisberg, whose early books were a countercultural phenomenon and who was known for his diligent, insistent filling of FOIA requests.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This is because a dollar that Starbucks makes from selling coffee (its core business) is more likely to be repeatable and is likely to be protected from greater barriers to entry that management can influence than a dollar made from say return on passive financial instruments the firm might earn.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Key considerations: Panama has a fairly low threshold for its passive income requirement: a minimum monthly income of US $1,000 from a government program, such as Social Security, or a private corporation.—
Blane Bachelor,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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The San Diego readiness center is a subordinate command of the NIFR, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rella explained to the Post that there could be a claim if a person in a subordinate position thought they were being unfairly targeted.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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