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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.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerantly
Adverb
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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
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When Mehta appeared on camera bouncing her newborn in her lap, that professor started laughing sympathetically.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Add in last year’s midair collision with Flight 5342 in Washington, a tragedy caused by a wayward military helicopter and compassionately handled by Isom.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Orbitz should have coordinated with Aer Lingus to resolve your refund request promptly and compassionately.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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As a result of this stretch, the Leafs’ playoff hopes are, to put it charitably, on life support with 28 games to play.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Its absence feels like a big miss or, less charitably, a dereliction of duty.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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After thoughtful discussion and careful evaluation, our team made the incredibly difficult decision to humanely euthanize her to prevent further discomfort.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
17 Feb. 2026
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Congress should fund modern border technology and staffing, streamline legal immigration pathways, enhance asylum processing, and work collaboratively with Texas communities to secure the border while treating migrants humanely and strengthening commerce.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But until Brady finally — mercifully — took time during his introductory news conference to praise McDermott, the organization seemed to go out of its way to snub the coach who set its win percentage record.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the Rockies are finally, mercifully moving on.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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
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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
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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 20 Feb. 2026.
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