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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1
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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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
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The Cowboys are only .500, and the expectations for this team from their resigned fan base are so low that a playoff appearance will qualify as a good year.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His version of vulnerability, letting the audience get to know him.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cuban argues if similar transparency and direct‑to‑consumer models were applied across health care—combined with rules like letting cash prices count toward insurance deductibles—the country could strip out layers of waste that burden both families and, ultimately, public budgets.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Marine officers also said accepting women would lead to greater risk, meaning more Marine combat casualties.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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Hawke paid tribute to his late friend and recalled one of their very first moments together while accepting the Career Achievement Award at the Palm Springs Film Awards over the weekend.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 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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Alyssa Farah Griffin attempted to cut in, with Navarro ignoring her in the moment.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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James said the administration has not provided evidence of fraud or misuse of child care funding in New York, while ignoring the standard processes for withholding such funds.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Immediately after the Honda shifts from reverse into drive and begins to move ahead, that agent at the front of the vehicle, standing near the driver’s side headlight, pulls out a gun and aims at the driver.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Team revisited this long-standing problem The research team revisited this long-standing problem using a combination of careful laboratory experiments and advanced quantum chemical calculations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 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
Verb
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These platforms display prices and coverages side by side, allowing drivers to spot differences that may not be clear at first glance.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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That simple change would introduce real competition, allowing merchants to choose lower-cost options and forcing the dominant players to compete on price and service--just like any other market.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tolerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerating. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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