stomached

verb

past tense of stomach
as in tolerated
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomached
  1. tolerated
  2. endured
  3. accepted
  4. stood
  5. handled
  6. took
  7. sustained
Verb
  • Celebrating in a moment like that is disheartening and would never be tolerated here at Bosco.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Goktas said political humor had been tolerated in the past and the laws regarding insult had not changed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tolerated
Verb
  • The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Balochistan has endured a long-running insurgency by groups that accuse Pakistan of discriminating against the province and exploiting its natural resources.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of endured
Verb
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Walk-ups to the center will be accepted and the facility has storage available for personal belongings if needed.
    — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • According to industry sources, in 2025 Pinalli’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization stood at 25 million euros.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Between them stood Melanie Pozdol, a former champion who could drink a beer faster than either of them.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of stood
Verb
  • Under legislation known as Assembly Bill 1770, the attorney general will decide what actions justice officials should take to ensure private arbitrations required by any health plan are handled fairly and in line with state law.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • James, naturally, handled himself like a true professional, used to the global spotlight since he was put on a basketball pedestal as a teenager.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • Nearly 1,000 runners took this option, and the race charted 652 incidents of injury or illness.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The plane descended sharply, losing half its altitude in less than two minutes, before other crew members took control of the Boeing 737 Max and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of took
Verb
  • Then Achane sustained a rib injury in the Jets game and Wright maximized his opportunity, gaining a career-high 107 rushing yards and scoring one rushing touchdown on 24 carries in a 34-10 win over the New York Jets.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Inventory has to be available at the right time, margins have to absorb retailer terms, teams have to support education and marketing, and sell-through has to be sustained beyond the launch.
    — Rhea Cartwright, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustained
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“Stomached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomached. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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