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adjective

Definition of forbearingnext
as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint she was inspired by the forbearing patients of the intensive care unit

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verb

present participle of forbear
as in avoiding
to resist the temptation of she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes

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  1. patient
  2. avoiding
  3. stoic
  4. obedient
Adjective
  • This increase is attributed to changes in occupancy, patient mix, and Medicaid rates.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Integrated tracking provides insights to fuel further optimization toward business KPIs like first consult and patient conversion rates.
    Bahram Moshrefnoory, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of patient
Verb
  • Pull Straight Out with Steady Pressure Pull the tick out with a slow, steady motion and avoiding twisting or jerking so that the tick’s mouthparts don’t break off and remain in the skin.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Topline Spirit Airlines’ stock swelled by 60% on Monday, on track for the low-cost airline’s best day since going public, after the carrier announced an extension to refinance its debt while temporarily avoiding the threat of bankruptcy.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of avoiding
Adjective
  • Case Study: David, a senior executive known for his stoic demeanor, struggles to retain young talent and foster innovation in his department.
    Patricia Kennedy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • As a fellow Capricorn, Trainor embodies her sign’s stoic yet witty side with this epic costume, channeling this Earth sign’s wisdom and desire for authority.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of stoic
Adjective
  • Feeding into Milioti’s volatile performance, her costumes chart a journey from obedient heiress to homicidal mob boss, culminating in her violent retribution against Oz in the show’s penultimate episode.
    Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Even so, our exercises did not suggest that any authoritarian would command a uniformly obedient federal workforce.
    Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Definition of obedient
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