- present participle of tolerate.
tolerating
Example Sentences
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But just remember, tolerating a little heat is always part of owning stocks.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
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
That could lead to the RBA tolerating a recession in order to contain inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
It wasn’t easy tolerating him talking this way to her, to bear his scorn, his ridicule, his insults, his walking past her like she was nothing but a house cat.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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