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as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
this job requires a tolerant person who is used to dealing with complaints and angry customers
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as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him
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Recent Examples of tolerant
Sunstar pentas® is heat-tolerant and requires no deadheading; the dark green foliage makes for a gorgeous backdrop in any arrangement.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
More However, Bristol West could be more tolerant of drivers with DUIs or other infractions than Geico.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
String of Dolphins String of dolphins is drought tolerant and doesn’t require a lot of maintenance.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2026
String of dolphins is drought tolerant and doesn’t require a lot of maintenance.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
More However, Bristol West could be more tolerant of drivers with DUIs or other infractions than Geico.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
String of Dolphins String of dolphins is drought tolerant and doesn’t require a lot of maintenance.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2026
String of dolphins is drought tolerant and doesn’t require a lot of maintenance.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerant
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Union officials announced their intention to go on strike one month ago to allow UC to prepare for potential disruptions to patient services given the size of the labor group.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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In addiction medicine, this type of frequent patient contact would be invaluable for informational purposes as well as successful adherence to treatment plans.—
Steve D. Klein,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Her booking photo shows a woman with a tousled bun, hollow cheeks and a resigned expression.—
Raheem Hosseini,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Feb. 2026
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In winter, the solid, stoic presence of an oak makes an inspiring silhouette against the sky.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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The organization’s president, though, was stoic afterward.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Legislation and lawmakers revolved around it in a predictable, if not always passive, pattern.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Pointing up the cinematic objectification of women, the work transformed the female body from a passive, sexualized object to an active participant in a public action in which players were forced to reckon with the roles assigned them by a patriarchal society.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 May 2026
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That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.—
Robert D. Bland,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Tolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerant. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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