as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
the long-suffering parents calmly waited until the tantrum had passed
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as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
you will need infinite long-suffering to put up with that arrogant jerk
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Recent Examples of long-suffering
Mark Lasota, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The New York Times’ Ken Belson also wrote an interesting piece on long-suffering NFL fans in Canada.
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—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
For the second straight season, under her husband’s tenure, the team has risen to the top of their division, delighting its long-suffering fanbase and injecting positivity into the city.
—Kait Hanson, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
There’s a one-dimensional plotline involving neighbor Alan (Hugh Dennis), a creepy voyeur, and his long-suffering wife Jean (Kate Robbins), which comes close — not THAT close — to working because Dennis and Robbins are good, even if their characters are not.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The Jets are a long-suffering franchise that has not reached the playoffs in 14 seasons.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The New York Times’ Ken Belson also wrote an interesting piece on long-suffering NFL fans in Canada.
12.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
For the second straight season, under her husband’s tenure, the team has risen to the top of their division, delighting its long-suffering fanbase and injecting positivity into the city.
—Kait Hanson, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
There’s a one-dimensional plotline involving neighbor Alan (Hugh Dennis), a creepy voyeur, and his long-suffering wife Jean (Kate Robbins), which comes close — not THAT close — to working because Dennis and Robbins are good, even if their characters are not.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-suffering
Adjective
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Such figures are not surprising to those closely observing how AI is transforming medical workflows, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and improving patient outcomes.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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For its lead program in Friedreich ataxia (FA), the company has observed promising preclinical results, including restoration of frataxin (FXN) levels in patient cells and animal models.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The patience granted the budding romance paves the path for a very clean ascendance into amusing chaos.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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If nothing else, patience is recommended over chasing at these levels.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Silence appears to be a natural response to Shula (a stoic but trembling Susan Chardy).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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But that strife has hardened her, and the woman holding the gun this time is more stoic about her kill.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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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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“Long-suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-suffering. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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