as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
the long-suffering parents calmly waited until the tantrum had passed
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as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
you will need infinite long-suffering to put up with that arrogant jerk
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Recent Examples of long-suffering
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Gray, now 84, played Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Hagman's character.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Please remember that while property owners may jeer the recent price declines – if not question the math – long-suffering house hunters see these dips as a glimmer of hope.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Jason Clarke stars as Alex, whose booming charm hides fraudulent business dealings and a growing opioid addiction, while Patricia Arquette is typically commanding as Alex’s long-suffering but demanding wife, Maggie.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In 2019, when everyone was hot on Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns, the long-suffering AFC North franchise spit the bit.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Gray, now 84, played Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Hagman's character.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Please remember that while property owners may jeer the recent price declines – if not question the math – long-suffering house hunters see these dips as a glimmer of hope.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Jason Clarke stars as Alex, whose booming charm hides fraudulent business dealings and a growing opioid addiction, while Patricia Arquette is typically commanding as Alex’s long-suffering but demanding wife, Maggie.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-suffering
Adjective
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How did these ideas influence public health policies, medical education, or patient care?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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The evacuation was carried out swiftly to ensure patient safety amid concerns about the structure.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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His caregivers describe him as a shy, gentle soul who simply needs patience, time, and consistency to settle into a new space.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Google Japan did upload the design files so someone with a working 3D printer and some patience can make one for themselves.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bieber isn’t like some stoic pitchers.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Start of Watch, Harry Bosch, a intensely observant, stoic and unyielding young man, is a probationary patrol officer with the LAPD.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a difference, school leaders said, between building the confidence of girls, whom society expects to be obedient and agreeable, and building the confidence of boys, who get different societal messages.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Tyrell Corporation, a powerful company that created the replicants and profits from sending them to work on distant colonies, sees them as nothing more than obedient workers.—
Claire A. Simmers,
The Conversation,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Long-suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-suffering. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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