tolerantly

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Recent Examples of tolerantly Maggie also smiles tolerantly when Hank keeps his hand on her knee for a few beats too many, or leans in close during chats. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerantly
Adverb
  • Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.
    Brian Unger, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Sophie processes this quickly, and responds very compassionately and supportively given the time and historical context.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • While at present, the greater collector-car market might be charitably described as less than lucrative, Porsche cars and collectibles remain a bright—and guiding—light in that landscape.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Proposing to eliminate the state’s income tax is, to put it charitably, laughable.
    Joseph Gerics, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Officials then decided on March 2 to humanely euthanize Siidam, the zoo says.
    Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The reptiles can be humanely killed on private property without a permit.
    Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Pantemis got away, perhaps mercifully, with a yellow card after a hard foul on Reggie Cannon out of desperation outside the box in the 73rd minute.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Officials in Jackson County and Kansas City took the loss cordially, but continued to pitch themselves as potential partners, criticizing the high price tag of the Kansas stadium deal.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
  • In 2019, she was also cordially invited to The White House's 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Tolerantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerantly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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