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noun

ˈpā-shənt How to pronounce patient (audio)
Definition of patientnext
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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adjective

ˈpā-shənt How to pronounce patient (audio)
1
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
Noun
Stearns held up two other federal restrictions on state verification of medical frailty, including the requirement that states require proof that is less than a year old to substantiate a patient’s medical frailty. — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026 Why some patients develop them and others don’t is still unclear. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
Adjective
The report said hospital systems and other medical providers use the technology to maximize insurer and patient billing. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Avery will serve as a patient ambassador at Children's Health Swing Fore Miracles presented by Neighborhood Credit Union. — Dawn White, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
  1. case
  2. stoic
  3. persistent
  4. victim
  5. obedient
  6. insistent
  7. passive
  8. subordinate
Noun
  • Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court on accusations of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in two cases.
    — MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Previously, cases have been detected in some African countries, Japan and—for the first time this summer—Europe.
    — Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of case
Adjective
  • John McKinney, 58, who leapfrogged to a second-place finish in the primaries amid a stoic, law-and-order campaign that sometimes slipped into Spencer Pratt-style dystopian imagery.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Filson Rugged Twill Original Briefcase Not everyone wants to resemble Don Draper at the office—some men prefer the stoic, rugged vibe.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of stoic
Adjective
  • Gulf War legacy The device addresses a persistent threat from munitions deployed during the 1991 Gulf War.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But analysts say interventions like this may do little to arrest the persistent slide, amid weak consumer spending and concerns over a possible bursting of the AI bubble.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of persistent
Noun
  • The attack shocked the nation, and Jordan declared three days of mourning for the victims.
    — Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • On Sunday, Jordan’s Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah attended a funeral held for the victims while Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the injured in the hospital earlier.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of victim
Adjective
  • The Attorney General, Todd Blanche, is an obedient Tom Hagen.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • The meaning is largely in the emotion and intelligence Lily brings to bear upon her work, the process, the insistent intertwining of her creativity and her becoming.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • It was meant to be, as 860’s insistent underscoring by Marc Shaiman will often remind you.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of insistent
Adjective
  • Once selected, funds tracking the Nasdaq 100 could purchase General Motors shares based on index weightings, bringing passive capital inflows to the company.
    — , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rising chronic stress and a hunger for passive recovery spaces have pushed the concept out of clinical and special-education settings into mainstream residential yards.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of passive
Adjective
  • Auburn’s Board actions should serve as an early warning about what happens when expertise becomes subordinate to power.
    — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Like the East India Companies and the Rothschild banks, which were ultimately subordinate to the governments of the metropole, frontier labs have been granted extraordinary latitude in exchange for advancing the metropole’s position.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
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