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adjective

as in countenanced

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verb

past tense of brook
as in tolerated
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I will not brook insults from my own employees

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brooked
  1. sanctioned
  2. tolerated
  3. condoned
  4. endured
  5. supported
  6. accepted
  7. promoted
  8. stood
Adjective
  • The two franchises teamed up to create a non-sanctioned Texas high school girls flag league that involved more than 240 schools and nearly 5,500 athletes.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Another sanctioned defendant, Aslhy Javier Galeano Basurto, has also been charged in Nebraska with conspiring to provide material support to Tren de Aragua and other offenses.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of sanctioned
Verb
  • Conduct that betrays that trust will not be tolerated in this Department.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Once the goal is defined, the investor can determine the time horizon to achieve the goal, the return required to meet that goal, expected cash flow needs and the amount of risk that can realistically be tolerated.
    — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of tolerated
Adjective
  • If cynicism has become not only condoned but essential, how are we supposed to know when to roll our eyes and when to actually become concerned?
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of condoned
Verb
  • But up to this point, DIIV have endured—thrived, even—because of their refusal to capitulate to the industry winds that swirled around them.
    — Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its legacy in American fashion has endured for more than 150 years, with the denim staple finding fans across generations—from Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in the 1990s to supermodels Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid today.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of endured
Adjective
  • When a leader is responsible for too many people, employees can start to feel less seen, less supported and less guided.
    — Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • Rogers, the Republican Senate candidate, has embraced the strategy, claiming, without offering any evidence, that El-Sayed has accepted campaign contributions from supporters of Hezbollah and Hamas.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Martinez Gonzalez helped arrange travel after customers arrived and accepted payments while working with his girlfriend and co-defendant, Marianny Lucia Lopez-Torres.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepted
Adjective
  • Qualifying for European football as a promoted side?
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of promoted
Verb
  • In the middle of a lukewarm Massachusetts morning, Leonard Miller stood alone, toeing the 3-point arc in the corner of the court at TD Garden.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The ballroom, rising where the East Wing stood until its demolition last October, is being funded largely by private donors, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Lockheed Martin, as Fortune has reported.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of stood
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