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as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
we thank you for your forbearance while we attend to the technical difficulties interrupting the TV program
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as in mercy
kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it
the judge showed forbearance, and gave the teenaged first offender a suspended sentence
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Recent Examples of forbearance
Thousands of vets suddenly had no affordable way to come out of forbearance and get current on their VA home loans.
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Those who enrolled are currently in an administrative forbearance expected to last until at least December.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
However, forbearance is scheduled to end later this year, with the first payments arriving in December.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In its most recent ruling, the 8th Circuit broadened its preliminary injunction blocking SAVE while the legal battle continues, resulting in more than eight million borrowers remaining in a forbearance that prevents them from making progress toward loan forgiveness, including under PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Those who enrolled are currently in an administrative forbearance expected to last until at least December.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
However, forbearance is scheduled to end later this year, with the first payments arriving in December.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In its most recent ruling, the 8th Circuit broadened its preliminary injunction blocking SAVE while the legal battle continues, resulting in more than eight million borrowers remaining in a forbearance that prevents them from making progress toward loan forgiveness, including under PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbearance
Noun
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Creating an effective back office requires experimenting with hiring, management approaches and patience.—
Bekhruz Nagzibekov,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, deep counts and the Tigers’ patience took their toll.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Their operations and revenues remain at the mercy of uncontrollable natural forces.—
Guy Courtin,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Customers are at the mercy of electric companies that raised power prices 11% in 2022 and 2.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s state electricity profiles.—
Andrew Carpenter,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
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That shows the family is teaching empathy, mutual respect, and emotional intelligence—precisely the opposite of what the uncle accused them of lacking.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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But empathy without curiosity can lead to misalignment.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Forbearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbearance. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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