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Recent Examples of tolerance However, with summer temperatures expected to soar well into the triple digits and potentially reach record-breaking 110+ in some parts of the state, heat tolerance may soon need to be factored into these zones as well. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 My tolerance for the artificiality of the genre may be lower than most theatergoers. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 Establishing a culture of risk tolerance can be transformative for startups. Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 And what are the limits of our tolerance as a society to the pollution of Earth in the pursuit of the goal to space? Sara Webb, Space.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tolerance
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patience
Noun
  • Despite her patience, civility, and willingness to compromise, she’s left second-guessing herself.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 July 2025
  • And yet his patience had already been tested by the sixty-seven-year-old Mark Geragos, defense attorney to the stars, who was serving as an unofficial adviser to Combs’s legal team.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025

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“Tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerance. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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