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as in impatient
unable or unwilling to endure
intolerant of fools, she is not an easy person to work for
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as in bigoted
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
intolerant people who callously deny others the very rights that they take for granted
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Recent Examples of intolerant
Facing an existential threat, Ukrainian authorities and the public became increasingly intolerant of the endemic corruption that has plagued the country since its independence in 1991.
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Polina Beliakova, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2023
Russia was still a very intolerant society, despite the Soviet Union being long gone.
—David Junk, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
People who are intolerant to statin medications are unable to take statins due to experiencing certain side effects.1
Statins often cause side effects, such as muscle pains, weakness, and cramps, which are collectively referred to as myalgias.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2024
The Democratic Party remains mostly intolerant of violent actors, but leftist support for political violence has also been increasing.
—Rachel Kleinfeld, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
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Polina Beliakova, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2023
Russia was still a very intolerant society, despite the Soviet Union being long gone.
—David Junk, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
People who are intolerant to statin medications are unable to take statins due to experiencing certain side effects.1
Statins often cause side effects, such as muscle pains, weakness, and cramps, which are collectively referred to as myalgias.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2024
The Democratic Party remains mostly intolerant of violent actors, but leftist support for political violence has also been increasing.
—Rachel Kleinfeld, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
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America tends to swallow other cultures whole, endowing them with a good dose of homogenization – a Syrian refugee teen is just as likely as an American teen to be bent over his smartphone, impatient with his parents, and oblivious to the world at large.Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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For instance, the paw-print tracks of impatient pups run across a paved bit of the Gaineses’ driveway.Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024
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Perry none too subtly reminds that such a relationship was hardly welcomed in 1940s small-town America, as sniping from their bigoted blond classmate Mary Kathryn (Sarah Helbringer) makes clear.Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many Democrats have abandoned hope in favor of cynicism: deciding that most of the voting public are selfish, bigoted enemies of democracy.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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Get the most out of your galley kitchen with our guide to navigating the notoriously narrow floor plan in style By Elizabeth Stamp and Perri Ormont Blumberg All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Trading Range for the 10-Year Treasury Yield For all the recent commotion, the 10-year Treasury yield bounces between 3.3% and 5%, with an even narrower 3.6% to 4.7% range recently.Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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But these conservationists were not always taken seriously by professional ornithologists, who often viewed them as parochial animal lovers and laughed at their efforts.Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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There are literally thousands of other Americans worldwide who have dedicated their lives in similar ways to causes that are more consequential than parochial nationalism.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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High in the Italian Alps, the wise but taciturn eldest daughters of a provincial matriarch, perpetually pregnant, vie for the attentions of Pietro (De Domenico), who hails from Sicily and has been deserted by the war.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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Fabula, co-produced in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, follows Jos, a provincial criminal grappling with personal and professional failures.Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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The story explores the paths to reconciliation through family and focuses on reflecting the prejudiced behaviors that still exist in small towns.Jamie Lang, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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This is a specifically modern issue, where fan criticism stops being constructive and instead morphs into overly negative and prejudiced attacks on products, organizations, or individuals.Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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People who nevertheless support Trump this time around often argue that his illiberal tendencies did not amount to much during his first term.Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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These illiberal states vary widely in their ideologies but are building a larger web of financial, military, technological, and diplomatic ties in their common efforts to evade Western sanctions and stay in power.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2024
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The art world was dismissing the popular reception of Photorealism with a similarly narrow-minded explanation: Ordinary people, whose experience was being represented, liked it.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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That’s the rigorous—or narrow-minded—judgment that . . .Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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