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forbearing

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verb

present participle of forbear

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbearing
Adjective
  • Be patient, and look for available first-class spots about a week before your flight takes off.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There have been teams that have tried to be super patient with the split-finger.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Adam Kron, a senior attorney at the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice, said any company ignoring or avoiding regulations entirely reminds him of the fracking boom in the early 2010s, when companies moved quickly to drill, poisoning some local communities’ groundwater in the process.
    Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Build Money-Saving Habits For George Morgan-Grenville, founder of the luxury travel company Red Savannah, avoiding chaos often comes down to avoiding unnecessary fees.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His sibling, Jem (Sean Bean), has traveled to the small shed that his stoic, hermit-like brother calls home.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
  • He was introduced as the silent, stoic bodyguard for MJF, a role that eventually led to one of the most celebrated babyface turns in the company's history.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Forbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbearing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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