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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
Not all the plants in the unamended soil are California natives or even drought-tolerant.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Mix it with other heat- and drought-tolerant plants for a low-maintenance planter in a sunny spot.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
On the this fiscal side, Congress had become increasingly tolerant of budget deficits.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
These are tolerant to pruning, which can be done in late winter or early spring, while the plant is dormant but before new growth begins.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2026
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Mix it with other heat- and drought-tolerant plants for a low-maintenance planter in a sunny spot.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
On the this fiscal side, Congress had become increasingly tolerant of budget deficits.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
These are tolerant to pruning, which can be done in late winter or early spring, while the plant is dormant but before new growth begins.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerant
Adjective
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Your patient discipline works best with warmth, and small adjustments create solid comfort that supports your long-term goals without draining your energy.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Vic asked with patient resignation.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The general reaction from my colleagues seemed to be a resigned sense that chaos is the new norm.—
Paul Knoepfler,
STAT,
21 May 2026
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Liz Alvarado skillfully broadens this figure from a resigned, knowing older woman committed to marrying for security, to believably revealing dormant feelings within her that tamped down her first-and-only true enamorado Diego.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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His determination and stoic unflappability were always the difference.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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Refs opted to disregard the blatant flagrant foul and the usually stoic Brunson erupted, chasing after the officials before turning on his heel in a fury and returning to the bench.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Richards gave millions of dollars to the cult, Eternal Values, while living a double life as both a globe-trotting supermodel and obedient cult member, as reported in a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Flaws are the typical employees of a German government office – quiet, obedient and spectacularly bad at their jobs.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Ample research shows that passive content consumption among kids and teens is adversely affecting attention spans, language attainment, and other factors that help make deep reading both sustainable and fun.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Contrasting her with the meek, mysterious, and passive Anthy, the series examines the constrictions both men and women face via traditional gender roles, with an eye towards gender fluidity that remains radical today.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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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 17 Jun. 2026.
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