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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
The poet should be tolerant, disinterested, clear-eyed about long-standing animosities but not constrained by them.
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The latest headline print was 1.7% versus 10.1% during Truss’s premiership, which economists said would make markets more tolerant of fiscal expansion.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Some plants are more drought tolerant than others and not all areas of the yard will have the same water needs.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
While Meta has continued spending billions of dollars on the virtual and augmented reality technologies needed to underpin the futuristic concept of the metaverse, investors have become more tolerant of the investments as long as the company’s core ad business remains healthy.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Ethical concerns also emerge around the potential for AR to manipulate user behavior, particularly in sectors like retail or healthcare, where AR technologies might be used to subtly influence purchasing decisions or patient outcomes.Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Many clinics offer packages that include airport transfers, hotel accommodations, and patient coordinators who speak English.Kyle J. Russell, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2024
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Crowds gathering for the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival on the sprawling palace grounds reached into backpacks for umbrellas with the resigned look of people attending a supremely English occasion designed to be held in sunshine.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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The second-year Chicago Bears cornerback let out a resigned sigh and laugh.Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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For many foreigners, Finns have a reputation for being stoic, serious, and taciturn.Brett Braley, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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Stepping off a private jet, Martian appears stoic and unmoved.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
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The jobs are not passive activities, as an in-game phone will notify you of new opportunities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Swapping out the powered ankle for a passive spring device, Herr said, felt like stepping off a moving walkway at the airport.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Tolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerant. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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