as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums
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While fire blight can affect some species of pear trees, these plants are relatively disease-proof and have a good deal of cold tolerance.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
Summer heat tolerance was impressive with the 2-inch flower heads also standing up to rain and cold.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
Improvements in glucose tolerance with Bikram Yoga in older obese adults: a pilot study
National Library of Medicine.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
In October, the country’s inflation rate had hit a 14-month high of 6.21%, breaching the 6% tolerance limit of the Reserve Bank of India.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
Summer heat tolerance was impressive with the 2-inch flower heads also standing up to rain and cold.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
Improvements in glucose tolerance with Bikram Yoga in older obese adults: a pilot study
National Library of Medicine.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
In October, the country’s inflation rate had hit a 14-month high of 6.21%, breaching the 6% tolerance limit of the Reserve Bank of India.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerance. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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