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
And New Yorkers have no tolerance whatsoever for discrimination.
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ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
The sled, which is later recovered from the water, allows engineers to evaluate the system’s performance and stress tolerance without risking an actual aircraft.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
That is why they’re often backed by corporate investment arms or established investors with a higher risk tolerance.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
This shift reflects how political communication has changed in tone and tolerance in recent years.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
The sled, which is later recovered from the water, allows engineers to evaluate the system’s performance and stress tolerance without risking an actual aircraft.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
That is why they’re often backed by corporate investment arms or established investors with a higher risk tolerance.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
This shift reflects how political communication has changed in tone and tolerance in recent years.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tolerance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerance
patience
Noun
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Cargill said her biggest mistake was thinking patience was rewarded.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, Brown stressed the Celtics need to show both patience and urgency to fight through their early struggles.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerance. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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