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
Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Kelli Harding began her career as a physician working in an emergency room, helping patients navigate both physical and mental health issues.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The Avs have remained patient, bolstered by their confidence in Wedgewood and their ability to find offense when needed.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Measles crept into Utah and Arizona in June, with reports trickling into local health departments of patients coming to doctors and saying their children had just recovered from full-body rashes, and parents telling pediatricians that their whole family had just recovered from measles.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Kelli Harding began her career as a physician working in an emergency room, helping patients navigate both physical and mental health issues.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The Lymphoma Research Foundation has seen a 10% increase in applications to its patient aid fund this year, CEO Meghan Gutierrez said.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The Avs have remained patient, bolstered by their confidence in Wedgewood and their ability to find offense when needed.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
Noun
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In any case, United have continued to track Baleba since last summer.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mary is forced to say goodbye to her kids as they’re taken away by the authorities, seconds before the TV news reveals a new suspect in Nancy’s murder case.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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To this, the stoic Bednar raised an uncharacteristic (and bruised) eyebrow.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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Is there an art to talking to famous people who are famously stoic about their personal life and famously put up boundaries everywhere?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Five bookings meant he was suspended for a 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland in December, while a persistent knee issue ruled him out of a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal in March.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Despite persistent economic headwinds and ongoing global conflicts affecting trade and transportation, the mood among exhibitors and attendees at Kingpins Amsterdam last week was notably more optimistic than at the previous two editions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Esperanza-Pacheco was working as a pastor at God’s Lighthouse of Truth in Richmond, where the victim and her family were members and had developed a friendship with him.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In Ta’ni t’äj wet mak ta otakie/Caparazón de tortuga y el futuro (Tortoise Shell and the Future, 2023), different registers dissolve into zones—motifs floating free of any containing structure, an insistent celebration of color.—
María Carri,
Artforum,
16 Apr. 2026
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Callaghan is insistent that the resurrected All Gas, No Brakes remain politics-free.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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By shedding heavy shells like those seen in early nautiloids and ammonites, the ancestors of modern octopuses traded passive defense for active offense.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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His playoff run showed an ability to generate quick wins if tackles are passive in setting to him.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sykes also stressed that the additional trio of inductee categories shouldn’t be considered subordinate despite mixed public perception about their purpose.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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The previously unreported messages establish that the congressman propositioned a subordinate years before his 2024 affair with Santos-Aviles, who later died by suicide.—
Bayliss Wagner,
San Antonio Express-News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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