as in case
an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment
the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown
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as in stoic
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long
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as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts
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Recent Examples of patient
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Doulas practice across the country to assist patients before, during, and after childbirth, particularly with their emotional and physical needs.
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Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
26 June 2026
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 June 2026
Online tutorials and apps can help with the basics, but most longtime players will tell you the real learning happens at the table, hand by hand, with someone patient enough to walk you through your first few rounds.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Noun
The authors note apoB is particularly valuable for patients with high triglycerides, insulin resistance or lower LDL-C levels, where traditional cholesterol numbers can be misleading.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Doulas practice across the country to assist patients before, during, and after childbirth, particularly with their emotional and physical needs.
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Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
26 June 2026
Adjective
Between 2005 and 2009, conditions at the hospital were dismal, and observers later estimated that the patient death toll was higher than the typical rate.
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Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 June 2026
Online tutorials and apps can help with the basics, but most longtime players will tell you the real learning happens at the table, hand by hand, with someone patient enough to walk you through your first few rounds.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
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Unfortunately, there are cases where an individual’s illness is so advanced that there is no curative treatment available.
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Around 100 immigration cases are scheduled at one time and respondents must attend in person, a practice that has strained an already overwhelmed system and further complicated the shifting legal landscape, attorneys working in the court say.
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Instead, in much of popular culture, men often get messages encouraging them to be stoic and unemotional.
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Your instinct may be to focus on logistics while avoiding your emotions… but unfortunately for you, this season is anything but stoic.
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The launch includes five solution categories—Restaurant Assistant, Packer, Picker, Folder, and Host—targeting persistent labor shortages in sectors such as industrial operations, logistics, healthcare, food services, lodging, and experiential venues.
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Why is this padding so persistent?
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The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
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Most of the victims lived nearby, and funeral prayers were expected later Tuesday.
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Second, victims of higher taxes don’t stand still and get sheared like obedient sheep.
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The dogs Kostyukevich saw on Happy K9 Academy’s Instagram page seemed happy and obedient.
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The loud and insistent residents of Monterey Park showed that shaming and pressuring politicians can work.
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What most interests me about The Emergency Playbook is how, beneath the sunny tone, there’s a calm but insistent moral outrage on display.
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Because SpaceX's publicly tradable float remains small compared with its total market capitalization, even a modest index weighting could require meaningful purchases from passive investment vehicles.
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During the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call Friday, CFO Sean McCabe said Cineverse had shifted from 50-50 joint venture partner to passive minority stakeholder.
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Executive Vulnerability How a leader reacts in the five-second window after being corrected by a subordinate determines the future of that company’s innovation.
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The economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good.
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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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