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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
Broccoli tolerates partial shade, and shade can actually improve quality.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Broccoli tolerates partial shade, and shade can actually improve its quality.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Milky Way™ Dietes thrives with regular moisture but tolerates dry conditions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
This long-blooming plant loves the heat, tolerates drought, and doesn’t need fancy soil—sandy, rocky, or poor soils are all fair game, says Gifford.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
This shrub tolerates clay-like soils, wet sites, urban locations, and often accompanying air pollution.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
This method tolerates more delay than teleoperation but is still time-sensitive.
—Missy Cummings, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Broccoli tolerates partial shade, and shade can actually improve its quality.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Milky Way™ Dietes thrives with regular moisture but tolerates dry conditions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
This long-blooming plant loves the heat, tolerates drought, and doesn’t need fancy soil—sandy, rocky, or poor soils are all fair game, says Gifford.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
This shrub tolerates clay-like soils, wet sites, urban locations, and often accompanying air pollution.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
This method tolerates more delay than teleoperation but is still time-sensitive.
—Missy Cummings, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerates
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King lets the nearby Fern Hollow Nature Center use his property and lake, letting little kids learn to fish during summer programs and field trips.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their Visiting Practitioner Program lets guests experience specialized off-menu treatments including physiotherapy and Ayurvedic healing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The facility currently only accepts trash from municipalities, not individual residents.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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For those who are not able to give instruments, the conservatory accepts monetary donations to its instrument repair fund.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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But that argument ignores the structure of the program.—
Demetrius Atsalis,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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All pitchers agree that the guy holding the bat generates crucial data that a pitcher ignores at his peril.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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This narrow band of conversion rates in the low single digits stubbornly endures even as the ecosystem grows more sophisticated.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The nation that endures partly because of that principle owes a debt of gratitude to the New York Times, which filed a First Amendment lawsuit in Friedman’s court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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The tax credit program allows qualifying counties to vote on capping annual property tax increases for residents.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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In simple terms, the system allows the aircraft to maneuver using airflow rather than mechanical parts.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bamako Encounters, founded in 1994, stands as perhaps the starkest example of this precarity.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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His net rating with independents stands at minus 45 points.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways Building permits and zoning approvals already involve paperwork, deadlines and fees.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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For men, black tie permits a suit or a tuxedo, while white tie demands the black tailcoat and white bowtie brief as explained above.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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One person handles the hotel, another takes on excursions, another manages dining.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Instead of micromanaging every finger, humans provide high-level input while the AI handles coordination.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Tolerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerates. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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