as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a group whose mission is to oppose intolerance and extremism
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Recent Examples of intolerance
Lactose intolerance, which prevents your small intestine from producing enough lactase, an enzyme needed to digest lactose, a sugar naturally found in dairy products.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 11 Mar. 2026
Your choice of milk depends on your nutritional needs, allergies, intolerances, and dietary preferences.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
Perssonatti wears T-shirts in winter because of the heat intolerance and Ward respects that by piling on blankets and other covers.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
The religious intolerance in Virginia left a deep impression on Madison.
—Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 11 Mar. 2026
Your choice of milk depends on your nutritional needs, allergies, intolerances, and dietary preferences.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
Perssonatti wears T-shirts in winter because of the heat intolerance and Ward respects that by piling on blankets and other covers.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
The religious intolerance in Virginia left a deep impression on Madison.
—Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerance
Noun
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Trump had hoped to spotlight the benefit fraud both to bolster his case for immigration enforcement and also because of his outspoken bigotry toward Somalis.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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White supremacy, anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry and misogyny are making comebacks while the wealth gap is wider than ever.—
Megan Thiele Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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But in both cases there is something darker underneath the surface, revealing the prejudices and debts the characters couldn’t leave behind in the city.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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In February 2024, the woman dropped her lawsuit against the musicians, filing to dismiss it with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The university has defended a formula used to select the participants and denied allegations of bias.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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What participants in these discussions need to remember is that--as has been said often--truth has a liberal bias.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The political climate that the film examines, one of extreme partisanship, has only heightened in the years since.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Graves said redistricting in his home state, nor the breakdown in decorum and hyper-partisanship of Congress, factored into his decision to retire.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Intolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerance. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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