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
Erik carries himself with kindness, integrity and strength that comes from patience and grace.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
But at what point do the Packers run out of patience?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Under de facto American occupation, a former British Army officer builds a covert resistance cell from scratch — navigating betrayal, moral compromise and the tension between patience and action — as young recruits fight to reclaim their country and their futures.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Over time, technology addiction rewires the brain to expect instant gratification, depleting the brain’s cognitive patience and threshold for tolerating frustration in the process.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
But at what point do the Packers run out of patience?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Under de facto American occupation, a former British Army officer builds a covert resistance cell from scratch — navigating betrayal, moral compromise and the tension between patience and action — as young recruits fight to reclaim their country and their futures.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Over time, technology addiction rewires the brain to expect instant gratification, depleting the brain’s cognitive patience and threshold for tolerating frustration in the process.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patience
tolerance
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The Mets will give Alvarez a chance to play through the injury; once the inflammation subsides enough — likely by the end of next week — Alvarez can start swinging a bat again and testing his pain tolerance.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Four easy strategies are assessing your own risk tolerance, investing early, investing regularly and practicing diversification.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Patience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patience. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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