as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
old pictures of a graciously tolerating father letting his young children climb all over him
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as in letting
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 accepting
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 tolerating
Mary Triny Mena, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Steering a flailing economy, presiding over Central America's highest homicide rate, and tolerating corruption in her own ranks Her party’s candidate, once the front-runner, trails in a distant third at 19 percent.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump, in his first term, added Nigeria to a list of countries accused of engaging in or tolerating religious persecution, only for Joe Biden’s administration to remove it from the list.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Customers expect more while tolerating less.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Self respect/love is a strong virtue, tolerating belittling is toxic.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The result is a lower threshold for tolerating frustration, and a harder time focusing in the classroom.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
People end up tolerating less-than-great environments to keep their paychecks.
—Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
The United States is apparently tolerating having Rodríguez in charge, for now.
—Mary Triny Mena, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Steering a flailing economy, presiding over Central America's highest homicide rate, and tolerating corruption in her own ranks Her party’s candidate, once the front-runner, trails in a distant third at 19 percent.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump, in his first term, added Nigeria to a list of countries accused of engaging in or tolerating religious persecution, only for Joe Biden’s administration to remove it from the list.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Customers expect more while tolerating less.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Self respect/love is a strong virtue, tolerating belittling is toxic.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The result is a lower threshold for tolerating frustration, and a harder time focusing in the classroom.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
People end up tolerating less-than-great environments to keep their paychecks.
—Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerating
Adjective
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The album’s 20 songs are the resigned and rueful sound of him making amends with his obscurity, and his larger place in the universe.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
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When legends who have left the public eye or dealt with illness pass away, there’s a sort of resigned expectation, but that wasn’t the case with Keaton, who worked all the way to the end before dying at 79.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As much as Doppelgänger is a testament to slowing down and letting good things take time, there’s a stark humanity in its awkward in-between stages.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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How about letting the Bears do a joint project with the people of Illinois and let the stadium be owned by the people?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The court found Kim guilty of accepting bribes from the controversial religious sect Unification Church, including a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump, too, downplayed his decision to deploy border czar Tom Homan, who himself is controversial after in 2024 alleging accepting $50,000 in cash from FBI agents pretending to be business executives seeking government, to Minneapolis.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ballato calls out Japanese holly as a shrub that's not only deer-resistant but also one that's particularly winter-tolerant.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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For example, a recent study of ours in Montana found that an increasing majority of residents, 74% in 2023, are tolerant or very tolerant of wolves.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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And ignoring that fact is now no longer a laughing matter.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Parents react in different ways, from telling their potty-mouthed offspring to stop, to explaining why this is a bad habit, to ignoring the behavior, or even enforcing consequences as a punishment.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The agent brought out a pair of handcuffs, and moments later the boy was seen standing with his hands cuffed behind his back, being escorted into a black SUV by three people.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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After Charlie Kirk’s death, in September, far-right influencers promoted a conspiracy theory that, because Kirk’s long-standing support for Israel was waning, the country had orchestrated Kirk’s assassination.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The generals reduced even their limited need for an obedient prime minister.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
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Since Francoism promoted an image of women as obedient wives and self-sacrificing mothers devoted to the Catholic family model, Republican women were demonized as immoral, dangerous and unworthy of motherhood.—
Zaya Rustamova,
The Conversation,
19 Nov. 2025
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But an appellate court panel put that decision on hold for the time being, allowing the facility to stay open.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The works will be rotated throughout the galleries, allowing visitors to view them through a different lens.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tolerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerating. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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