as in tolerance
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
the teacher's patience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's education
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Recent Examples of patience
But progress is going to take some patience and there is a lot of infrastructure coming into the state in the coming months.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
But with patience and care, Mowgli is slowly learning to trust humans again.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Here are four reasons why patience must be the order of the day for a Canucks franchise that has largely refused to exercise it across multiple management groups for over a decade now.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Thank you for your patience and support during this challenging time.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
But with patience and care, Mowgli is slowly learning to trust humans again.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Here are four reasons why patience must be the order of the day for a Canucks franchise that has largely refused to exercise it across multiple management groups for over a decade now.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Thank you for your patience and support during this challenging time.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patience
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“Patience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patience. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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