1
as in to undergo
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
willingly suffered hardships so that their children would have a better life
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2
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
the husband suffered deeply at the mere suggestion that he had been unfaithful
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as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
contends that the death penalty is something that no civilized society should suffer
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as in to let
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
I will not suffer you to insult me so!
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Recent Examples of suffer
Jennifer Fink, 58, podcast host and motivational speaker, suffered from debilitating hormonal migraines for nearly 20 years because her insurance wouldn’t cover the HRT to treat them.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
Byrne’s onscreen daughter (a heard but not seen Delaney Quinn) suffers from an unnamed gastrointestinal illness and requires a feeding tube.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
The Nottingham Forest full-back suffered a hamstring injury in September’s 1-1 draw with South Africa and was expected to miss up to three months.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Nashville Police know she was strangled and suffered a blow to the head.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
Byrne’s onscreen daughter (a heard but not seen Delaney Quinn) suffers from an unnamed gastrointestinal illness and requires a feeding tube.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
The Nottingham Forest full-back suffered a hamstring injury in September’s 1-1 draw with South Africa and was expected to miss up to three months.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Nashville Police know she was strangled and suffered a blow to the head.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffer
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And the Homeland Security Department has mandated that immigrants be detained while undergoing their proceedings, with such detention as mandatory for those who entered without legal status.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Patriots also have several other Titans alumni on their roster and coaching staff, including edge rusher Harold Landry (who tallied one sack in the win) and backup QB Joshua Dobbs (who delivered a clutch third-down completion while Maye was undergoing a concussion test).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Season 2, which wrapped at the end of 2024, ended with Jimmy taking a major step forward in his grieving process.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Now, her parents are grieving the loss of their daughter.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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The original iteration of Mojaveland ran from 2021 to 2023, but had to close due to accessibility and permitting issues.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The glowing sensors also let scientists study enzymes that regulate cellular behavior.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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And while the end result was once again pretty anti-climactic, there were actually some other notable things happening in episode 5 of Survivor 49, so let’s make like Nate and MC on the sandbags and get to work.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Astronauts traveling to Mars will have to survive for months on a tiny spaceship with minimal food, endure microgravity where their bones and muscles waste away, and suffer from cosmic radiation bombardment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The consequences for patients who endured famine often lingered long after the hunger ended.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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The family is mourning and focused also on driving this business.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fallon is the second late-night host this year to publicly mourn the loss of a beloved pet.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Having played on the Tuesday, and returning to England on Wednesday, he was allowed until Friday off, but came in on Thursday for individual recovery work.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Due process requires a commitment to the reasons punishment is sought and thus allows those reasons to be addressed and countered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Abbott was the first to announce the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Austin through a foreboding statement on X, warning that any disorder wouldn’t be tolerated.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Though enzymatic processes tolerate more contamination than many chemical ones, industrial plants will likely still require pretreatment (washing, grinding, delabeling) to avoid enzyme fouling.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Suffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffer. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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