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put up with





VERB
bear with
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
not bear not tolerate
























Example Sentences

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“The trade-off is that while you get the recognition, you also have to put up with the periods of rejection,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s not the hassles and aggravation that most people put up with.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

But she added: "Well, we understand that this is probably a necessity, so we put up with it."

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

As one insider put it, Cooper “wasn’t comfortable with the direction the show was taking under Bari, and is in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it.”

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

His daughters had had to put up with this kind of attitude in an unsympathetic era.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez