tolerate
Example Sentences
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“I mean, once you start saying you’re going to tolerate 2%, that compounds pretty dramatically over time—and you’re saying to people if you’re getting less than 2% on your money, you’re going backwards.”
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
From an otter, which the beaver pair seem to tolerate, to a hunting barn owl on the water's edge.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Democratic systems depend on something more demanding: the ability to tolerate disagreement, engage with complexity and distinguish between what feels true and what is demonstrably so.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
They also highlighted an additional 24 planets within a more restrictive 3D habitable zone, based on tighter assumptions about how much heat a planet can tolerate before becoming uninhabitable.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
I will not tolerate any romantic notions between the two of you, so banish the thought from your mind now.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.