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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
By adding in North American grapes, the new varieties are more tolerant of the phylloxera and can handle some damage.
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Charlotte Oliver, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2025
For risk-tolerant investors confident in Solana’s long-term prospects, BREA offers a compelling pure-play option.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Act civilized, act kind, act tolerant, because this is the problem with what is happening in the region.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
People can have varying reactions; some may be more tolerant than others to the plant's oil, called urushiol, according to Healthline.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Oliver, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2025
For risk-tolerant investors confident in Solana’s long-term prospects, BREA offers a compelling pure-play option.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Act civilized, act kind, act tolerant, because this is the problem with what is happening in the region.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
People can have varying reactions; some may be more tolerant than others to the plant's oil, called urushiol, according to Healthline.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerant
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Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2025
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If successful, their approach could raise the standard of medical training and, ultimately, patient care.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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But there is a weariness here, too, a resigned cynicism that carries the film into its second act, which zooms ahead some 15 years and finds Perfidia’s child, Willa (Chase Infiniti), now a teenager living in hiding with her father, Bob.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Sep. 2025
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Just 14 yards on resigned run plays were, however, according to Pro Football Focus.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Schauffele, the stoic American leader, calmly clapped out of respect.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The most devastating moments come when the anguished player gives way to the smiling father and the stoic partner.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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The number of states that have formally abstained from UNGA votes related to Israel – generally seen as passive support for the country – is declining.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Unmanned threats that require faster responses L3Harris tested the passive capabilities using WESCAM MX-Series electro-optical/infrared sensors integrated with Shield AI’s Tracker counter-UAS software to detect multiple classes of unmanned aerial systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The president has been calling aggressively for lower rates and a more acquiescent Fed.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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Where Chelsea’s domestic overseers have been largely acquiescent to their accounting ingenuity, the same can’t be said abroad.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Tolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerant. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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