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
Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Whether to ease the administrative burden on physicians, serve as the first point of contact for patients, or rapidly integrate into medical research and diagnosis, AI has transformative potential for the health care field.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 8 July 2025
This patient process ultimately paid off — Buzelis credits the slow build of his rookie season for his success in the final three months.
Essengue could see a similar timeline for his rookie outing.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Noun
As for the argument that budget whomping is only about getting lazy guy fraudsters off the couch, remember that Medicaid patients don’t get money.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Whether to ease the administrative burden on physicians, serve as the first point of contact for patients, or rapidly integrate into medical research and diagnosis, AI has transformative potential for the health care field.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Adjective
The doctor also alleged agents have committed ethics violations, including not showing their identification, not allowing patient privacy during interviews and examinations, preventing doctors from contacting family for necessary medical information and preventing family from visiting.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 8 July 2025
This patient process ultimately paid off — Buzelis credits the slow build of his rookie season for his success in the final three months.
Essengue could see a similar timeline for his rookie outing.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
Noun
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For more severe or persistent cases, your healthcare provider may recommend oral medications, injections or infusions, and light therapy.12 For mild cases or flares, creams, ointments, oils, and other products may help.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
13 July 2025
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Follow-up inspections were conducted for some restaurants, with scores improving in many cases.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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The wildcard: Swiatek, normally stoic and focused on the court, has occasionally seemed distracted or at odds with herself this season.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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Whether your preference is seaside towns, Olympic stadiums, stoic statues or artistic arches, Greece has plenty to fill your cellphone’s camera roll and offer you an unforgettable experience.—
Tracy Scott Forson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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While the overall economic forecast remains ambiguous due to persistent worries regarding tariffs affecting major trading partners—which may incite inflation and hinder growth—Goldman is projected to gain from robust performance in its trading division.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The story, separated into three sections—Blue, Red, and White—travels a spiraled, associative, and fragmented path, making persistent returns to the events connected to the photograph.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Noun
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And Singapore just passed an anti-scam law that allows law enforcement to freeze the bank accounts of scam victims.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 July 2025
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Lexington Police would provide only limited updates regarding the shooting and would not confirm the names of the two male victims who were shot at the church.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The scale asks whether a respondent tends to prefer children who are obedient, well behaved and well mannered or children who are independent, creative and considerate.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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Those who tend to favor obedient children are scored as having more authoritarian views.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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His voice was deliberate and insistent, reinforcing the coercive atmosphere.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
2 July 2025
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Would the nurse have been so insistent had my father been English?—
Jhumpa Lahiri,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The same goes for using passive language or not taking ownership of what went wrong.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Meet your new manager: software that watches, scores, and reports Modern AI systems are no longer passive dashboards.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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These institutions provide checks and balances in a way that would almost seem to draw on American traditions of government — with the profound difference that all institutions in Iran are ultimately subordinate to just one power, Khamenei's.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Columban monasteries remained free of the control of local bishops and were instead directly subordinate to the pope.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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