as in tolerance
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
the teacher's patience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's education
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Recent Examples of patience
Thank you for your patience, adaptability, and continued dedication.
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
This compulsion to celebrate himself in general, and to celebrate such a juvenile, harmless gesture in particular, should be yet another reason to lose all patience with Lee Raybon.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet cooking and baking can teach kids not only fundamental math and literacy skills, but also patience, confidence, and responsibility.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Continuity, patience, consistency.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
This compulsion to celebrate himself in general, and to celebrate such a juvenile, harmless gesture in particular, should be yet another reason to lose all patience with Lee Raybon.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet cooking and baking can teach kids not only fundamental math and literacy skills, but also patience, confidence, and responsibility.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Continuity, patience, consistency.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patience
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The 311 Notre Dame students surveyed reflected a noticeable drop in political tolerance and an increase in self-censorship, FIRE said.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ensure your partners share your long-term vision, ethics and risk tolerance.—
Steve Taplin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Capelli wasn’t a businessman and Chouinard wasn’t an activist at this point, but the men shared an affinity for nature and a willingness to challenge authority.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tehran's willingness to negotiate limits on uranium enrichment presents a potential path to diplomacy, but any breakdown in talks could quickly escalate regional instability.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Patience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patience. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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