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as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
this job requires a tolerant person who is used to dealing with complaints and angry customers
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as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him
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Recent Examples of tolerant
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Brook’s theory is that many of these molecular pathways, in addition to extending bats’ lifespans, made bats more tolerant of viruses.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025
Young Gen Z men are becoming much more religious, while young women keeping a religious affiliation are shifting to more politically liberal and tolerant faith traditions, particularly in the US.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
Perhaps most important, despite what Klein and Thompson hope, Americans may not become more tolerant of less government oversight in the long run.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Many of us have long said, the Scandinavians are far too tolerant of migration.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025
Young Gen Z men are becoming much more religious, while young women keeping a religious affiliation are shifting to more politically liberal and tolerant faith traditions, particularly in the US.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
Perhaps most important, despite what Klein and Thompson hope, Americans may not become more tolerant of less government oversight in the long run.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Many of us have long said, the Scandinavians are far too tolerant of migration.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerant
Adjective
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Healthcare institutions that embrace integrated care platforms reduce errors, improve outcomes and enhance patient satisfaction.—
Andrew Pecora,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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This suggests that while there may be patient circumstances where methylene blue is beneficial, researchers have not yet pinned down what those are.—
Lorne J. Hofseth,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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His resigned air in the press conference felt like a man who had too much to juggle to cross over the line first.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In recent weeks, a number of artists canceled planned appearances and resigned positions associated with the center.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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The players spent the last half hour in almost constant motion, running through actions and scouting matchups on the Dream’s roster with stoic expressions and little chatter outside of brief questions and corrections between plays.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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The most obvious difference was up front, where the Navigator rolled out with a stoic, stylish front-end design soon to proliferate across the lineup.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Those who tend to favor obedient children are scored as having more authoritarian views.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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They’re done being obedient to an archaic and broken system.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2024
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Automate and Delegate From the Start If your goal is passive income, don’t wait to automate.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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This is raising questions about future market trends and the value of passive approaches in a period of greater uncertainty.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Where Chelsea’s domestic overseers have been largely acquiescent to their accounting ingenuity, the same can’t be said abroad.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.—
Mohanad Hage Ali,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Tolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerant. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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