as in sustainable
capable of being endured
a flu shot is never pleasant, but I find the momentary pain entirely endurable
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Recent Examples of endurable
The former, which would prohibit defense contractors from using Claude in their government workflows, was annoying for Anthropic, but endurable.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
That's not a just, endurable peace.
—NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Those intimate pauses are more endurable than the film’s particularly unfunny comic centerpiece, in which the men venture into a nightclub to meet with a generic, coke-addled magnate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
His comments come as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman brokered a meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week in Riyadh to devise an endurable end to the war in Ukraine.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But Russo understands the appeal, even the necessity, of those absurd affections that exceed all reason and make the travails of human life endurable.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
Becoming more endurable may or may not.
—Greg Presto, Men's Health, 14 July 2022
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
That's not a just, endurable peace.
—NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Those intimate pauses are more endurable than the film’s particularly unfunny comic centerpiece, in which the men venture into a nightclub to meet with a generic, coke-addled magnate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
His comments come as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman brokered a meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week in Riyadh to devise an endurable end to the war in Ukraine.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But Russo understands the appeal, even the necessity, of those absurd affections that exceed all reason and make the travails of human life endurable.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
Becoming more endurable may or may not.
—Greg Presto, Men's Health, 14 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endurable
Adjective
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Ceviche and tempura served in gazpacho are made from sustainable local fish; the restaurant welcomes the public for both lunch and dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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The association said the releases are not a sustainable solution to prevent smallmouth bass from reproducing and threaten a critical fund used to operate, maintain and invest in hydropower and transmission facilities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Moving in the direction of your new career may make your old career more tolerable.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Weaning Orson off the tincture drops will go a long way toward making that character more tolerable.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Qantas first unveiled Project Sunrise in 2017 as an ambitious cabin design program to introduce new passenger-experience elements that would make long flights more bearable.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Few pieces make summer nights feel more bearable than a lightweight dress.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Trump has cited Iran’s nuclear program as a key reason for the attack and previously said that a suspension of uranium enrichment for 20 years would be acceptable.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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None of this should be acceptable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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“Endurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endurable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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