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
Lane said there should be no tolerance for any such federal presence inside or outside of polling stations.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
To reiterate, tretinoin is a potent vitamin-A derivative, so your tolerance will build up over time.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2026
For Watt, a tolerance of one-tenth of an inch made his steam engines efficient.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Measles, which is far more contagious than SARS-CoV-2, exposes the same structural failures with even less tolerance for delay or error.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
To reiterate, tretinoin is a potent vitamin-A derivative, so your tolerance will build up over time.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2026
For Watt, a tolerance of one-tenth of an inch made his steam engines efficient.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Measles, which is far more contagious than SARS-CoV-2, exposes the same structural failures with even less tolerance for delay or error.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerance
patience
Noun
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The mentors and the performers all learn about patience and kindness.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Investors have been rewarded for their patience on DuPont — for those of us who held onto Qnity shares, the future looks bright there, too.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerance. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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