as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
the long-suffering parents calmly waited until the tantrum had passed
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as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
you will need infinite long-suffering to put up with that arrogant jerk
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Recent Examples of long-suffering
Daniel Markind, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Building excitement with a long-suffering fan base that’s getting its first taste of the Harbaugh Brand of Enthusiasm Unknown to Mankind and loving it.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 26 Nov. 2024
Under Dan Quinn, Washington has displayed much greater effort and execution than the team’s long-suffering fans are accustomed to.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
In her role as the long-suffering eldest daughter, Eva gamely tries to get them back into a recognizable rhythm, even while going through the surreal motions of picking the last outfit Grace will ever wear.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Winters in many parts of Iran can be extremely cold, and the commencement of such blackouts portends a possible long hard winter of discontent for Iran’s long-suffering people.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Building excitement with a long-suffering fan base that’s getting its first taste of the Harbaugh Brand of Enthusiasm Unknown to Mankind and loving it.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 26 Nov. 2024
Under Dan Quinn, Washington has displayed much greater effort and execution than the team’s long-suffering fans are accustomed to.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
In her role as the long-suffering eldest daughter, Eva gamely tries to get them back into a recognizable rhythm, even while going through the surreal motions of picking the last outfit Grace will ever wear.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-suffering
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But be patient, NASA warns: the show will last until dawn.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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In some cases examined by The Marshall Project, doctors and social workers did not review patient medications to find the cause of a positive test.Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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In The Ride of a Lifetime, Iger recounts facing political tensions in China and creative conflicts with George Lucas, requiring steadfast composure, patience, stamina, and strategic thinking.Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Mars retrograde rewards patience and stamina, not precise planning.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Weekly Newsletter In place of a stoic effort to avoid the influence of emotion, thirteenth-century thinkers including Thomas Aquinas sought to use reason to direct the passions correctly, turning them into tools for self-improvement.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
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Gladstone has come to specialize in playing close-to-the-vest types, women who can be secretive and watchful but are hardly stoic or repressed.Dana Stevens, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Long-suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-suffering. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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