- present participle of tolerate.
tolerating
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Some frogs may have been naturally capable of tolerating the infection, allowing them to survive even when the fungus was present.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Before Sheeran’s show, many fans were uninterested in even tolerating questions about the exodus of opening acts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Executives were presented with a menu of options ranging from temporary shutdowns for repairs while essentially tolerating ongoing oil theft, to halting production for years to fully tackle the problem.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
In a nation fed up with leaders seen as tolerating or colluding with organized crime, Manzo, 40, stood out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Though he was sometimes forward and forceful with some of his neighbors, he mostly operated as if the town were just barely tolerating our presence.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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