forbearing
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Howard is persnickety but forbearing and appreciates quirks.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
The gregarious, neurotic Sasha has done the inviting, but the bulk of the housekeeping duties will fall on his not always forbearing wife, Masha.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021
Mr. Finlayson is a thoughtful young trumpeter with a distinctive, forbearing voice as an improviser and a composer.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018
Aldis is generally a forbearing man, but he can be dismissive of people who don’t share his sense of urgency.
From The New Yorker • May 29, 2017
They were kind and sweet to Darling; they were forbearing and patient with one another.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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