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
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Excellent heat and drought tolerance make Ladybird® Sunglow Texas primrose an excellent choice for hanging baskets and containers.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The fish live on Indo-Pacific coral reefs where heat stress has been increasing and has become more severe—an environment that is close to the thermal tolerance limits of clownfish.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
Here, Yoo shares a few key dos and don’ts to keep in mind when making cocktails with soju:
Do adjust the amount of soju to your own personal taste and alcohol tolerance.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
But bats’ most impressive superpower is a remarkable tolerance to viral infections.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The fish live on Indo-Pacific coral reefs where heat stress has been increasing and has become more severe—an environment that is close to the thermal tolerance limits of clownfish.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
Here, Yoo shares a few key dos and don’ts to keep in mind when making cocktails with soju:
Do adjust the amount of soju to your own personal taste and alcohol tolerance.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
But bats’ most impressive superpower is a remarkable tolerance to viral infections.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerance
patience
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But there’s less of a livewire, look-at-us sense of attention-seeking that’s characteristic of new filmmakers desperate to make a mark, and more control, patience, and craftsmanship on display in this unsettling, semi-Gothic tale of grief solutions gone wrong.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2025
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Which of the following best describes your urgency / patience for Detroit to get back in the postseason?—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerance. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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