- present participle of tolerate.
tolerating
Example Sentences
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In a nation fed up with leaders seen as tolerating or colluding with organized crime, Manzo, 40, stood out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The RPF has a reputation for not tolerating any dissent, and talking about ethnicity is not encouraged.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien's clip went viral and triggered a backlash that led to his arrest in Singapore, which has a reputation for not tolerating bad behaviour.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Mohammad Ali Kadivar, an Iranian associate professor of sociology and international studies at Boston College, said these two camps appear to be tolerating each other as they face a shared opponent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
In fact, Danes have more in common with Jamaicans when it comes to tolerating ambiguity than they do with some of their European peers.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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