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tolerance

noun as in open-mindedness

noun as in fortitude

noun as in resistance

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Temperatures inside trucks are allowed to range from five to 30 degrees Celsius, with a tolerance of five extra degrees.

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Wilson Follett, the author of “Modern American Usage,” complained about its “extreme tolerance of crude neologisms and of shabby diction generally.”

Unsure of its dishwasher tolerance, we bring it out only for company, where it fails to impress.

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The user’s body and mind build up a tolerance, meaning they need increasing amounts of the substance to feel its effect.

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And that means all of us investors need to stress test our so-called risk tolerance sooner rather than later.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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