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
Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
For the second straight season, under her husband’s tenure, the team has risen to the top of their division, delighting its long-suffering fanbase and injecting positivity into the city.
—Kait Hanson, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
There’s a one-dimensional plotline involving neighbor Alan (Hugh Dennis), a creepy voyeur, and his long-suffering wife Jean (Kate Robbins), which comes close — not THAT close — to working because Dennis and Robbins are good, even if their characters are not.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
An all-seeing Jorge Bosch is wholly convincing as the long-suffering Argentinian chairman who, at the end of his tether and to everyone’s astonishment, vanishes in desperation from the climactic discussion.
—David Benedict, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times’ Ken Belson also wrote an interesting piece on long-suffering NFL fans in Canada.
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—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
For the second straight season, under her husband’s tenure, the team has risen to the top of their division, delighting its long-suffering fanbase and injecting positivity into the city.
—Kait Hanson, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
There’s a one-dimensional plotline involving neighbor Alan (Hugh Dennis), a creepy voyeur, and his long-suffering wife Jean (Kate Robbins), which comes close — not THAT close — to working because Dennis and Robbins are good, even if their characters are not.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
An all-seeing Jorge Bosch is wholly convincing as the long-suffering Argentinian chairman who, at the end of his tether and to everyone’s astonishment, vanishes in desperation from the climactic discussion.
—David Benedict, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-suffering
Adjective
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Cambridge is the perfect place to test out this technology because the Cambridge Biomedical Campus is a hub for world-class biomedical research, patient care and education.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pharmaceutical industry thrives on precision and an unwavering commitment to patient outcomes.—
Sivakumar Ramakrishnan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here are four reasons why patience must be the order of the day for a Canucks franchise that has largely refused to exercise it across multiple management groups for over a decade now.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Thank you for your patience and support during this challenging time.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Silence appears to be a natural response to Shula (a stoic but trembling Susan Chardy).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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But that strife has hardened her, and the woman holding the gun this time is more stoic about her kill.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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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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“Long-suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-suffering. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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