1
as in lets
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness
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as in accepts
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making
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Recent Examples of tolerates
Will its out-of-the-box simplicity—born from a culture that tolerates zero friction—be seen as a competitive edge, or a constraint?
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Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Podocarpus tolerates heavy pruning and can be shaped to suit your needs.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Food-grade silicone tolerates high and low temperatures well and works particularly well for batch cooking and freezer storage.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Podocarpus tolerates heavy pruning and can be shaped to suit your needs.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Food-grade silicone tolerates high and low temperatures well and works particularly well for batch cooking and freezer storage.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerates
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Lunch breaks create the mental wandering that lets unrelated dots connect into something useful.—
William Jones
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lets agencies like the NSA collect overseas communications without warrants, a powerful tool critics say too easily sweeps up Americans’ data and needs tighter safeguards.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Scorsese is the highest-profile filmmaker to embrace the technology roiling many of his Hollywood peers and potentially representing a paradigm shift in how the film industry accepts its use.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Because California accepts and counts large numbers of mail-in ballots after Election Day, final results were not immediately available.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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On the other hand, many would question an admissions system based solely on academic test scores that ignores forms of achievement and potential those tests fail to capture.—
Prasad Krishnamurthy,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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All of this is to address a nonexistent competitive balance gap that ignores actual reality and historical data.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The fandom endures today with album releases, a comic book series and a fan-run convention called JemCon that is currently celebrating its 20th year.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Headed by Griffith himself, the ensemble’s warmth, humor, and unmistakable chemistry helped transform a simple small-town sitcom into an American classic that endures to this day.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
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The modernization of the space allows support for more than 500 soldiers, including spaces for male and female guard members, as well as enhancements for the changing needs of the guard’s different units.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Like any other rotating 2-in-1, the Swift Spin has a 360-degree hinge that allows the laptop to rotate among clamshell mode, an A-frame mode, a screen-out/keyboard-down presentation mode, or tablet mode.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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It’s been just two years since Bottega Veneta launched its inaugural fragrance collection, in which, much like the Maison’s intricate leatherwork, the sinuous bottles perched atop sculptural marble stands felt like stand-alone works of art.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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This is meant not as a concerto in which the soloist stands as an individual against the masses but, rather, as a partner.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Of the 40,992 permits his office has audited so far, about 4,707, or just over 11%, were canceled for invalid claims.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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How Familiar handles privacy inside your home A robot that sees and hears what happens inside your home naturally raises privacy questions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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But there is nothing online regarding any nomination other than who is scheduled to be considered by the Judiciary Committee, which confirms judges, and the Finance Committee, which handles all other nominees.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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“Tolerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerates. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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