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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Made with tight tolerances, the AXMC holds sub-MOA accuracy irrespective of the barrel that is used.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet, the nation’s Jewish community is rarely asked about its views on these pivotal issues of tolerance, belonging and pluralism.
—James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Diversity helps make strong communities and foster understanding, tolerance, and growth.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
For the mountain bikers of Red Bull’s annual Rampage contest, mountain biking is a means of defining the limits of human performance and fear tolerance.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet, the nation’s Jewish community is rarely asked about its views on these pivotal issues of tolerance, belonging and pluralism.
—James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Diversity helps make strong communities and foster understanding, tolerance, and growth.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
For the mountain bikers of Red Bull’s annual Rampage contest, mountain biking is a means of defining the limits of human performance and fear tolerance.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
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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 28 Oct. 2025.
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