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tolerate

[tol-uh-reyt] / ˈtɒl əˌreɪt /


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People have become habituated to this, tolerate it, factor it in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

From an otter, which the beaver pair seem to tolerate, to a hunting barn owl on the water's edge.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

They also highlighted an additional 24 planets within a more restrictive 3D habitable zone, based on tighter assumptions about how much heat a planet can tolerate before becoming uninhabitable.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

“Shifting characters is not a hurdle while I write, but once I am done, I do think to myself: will people be able to tolerate so many characters and switching?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

I tolerate the giggling all the way to the community center.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali