as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums
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Recent Examples of tolerance
In eastern Rafah, teachers are laying the foundation for the first schools focused on peace and tolerance under a non-Hamas civil administration.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The city is full of people who aren’t in the film industry, and there’s not a high tolerance for taking over a whole block to shoot something.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
His universal message of peace, tolerance, and acceptance aptly affirmed the transformational goals of contemporary Germany.
—Susan Greene Pallot, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Especially in the post-pandemic world, where risk tolerance is lower and businesses need more flexibility, this model just makes sense.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The city is full of people who aren’t in the film industry, and there’s not a high tolerance for taking over a whole block to shoot something.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
His universal message of peace, tolerance, and acceptance aptly affirmed the transformational goals of contemporary Germany.
—Susan Greene Pallot, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Especially in the post-pandemic world, where risk tolerance is lower and businesses need more flexibility, this model just makes sense.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerance
patience
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Catching a crescent this slim requires good timing, a good location, some patience and possibly a pair of binoculars.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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One month after giving birth to Theo, Sharapova opened up to PEOPLE about returning to her normal workout routine — which for the former pro athlete required a bit of patience as well.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerance. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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