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as in endurable
capable of being endured
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the accommodations are tolerable though not exactly luxurious
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Recent Examples of tolerable
Understanding Upper Limits The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) has set a tolerable upper intake level (UL) for magnesium.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
The fact of not having slept turns out to be tolerable.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
This also goes for the fit width-wise, which plays a role in how tolerable different pressure levels are.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
However, his ability at the plate makes his poor defense tolerable.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
The fact of not having slept turns out to be tolerable.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
This also goes for the fit width-wise, which plays a role in how tolerable different pressure levels are.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
However, his ability at the plate makes his poor defense tolerable.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerable
Adjective
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His comments come as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman brokered a meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week in Riyadh to devise an endurable end to the war in Ukraine.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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But for the past few weeks, it's made being trapped on the couch much more endurable, and even enjoyable, for me and my family.—
Adrienne So,
WIRED,
1 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Known as user fees, the money provides adequate staffing for reviews of myriad products.—
Christina Jewett,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Actions must be prioritized and practiced in advance to ensure adequate response during such chaos.—
Ilia Sotnikov,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Athena’s ambitious mission focuses on the abundance of water ice and other resources near the moon’s south pole, and the prospect for future missions to utilize those resources for sustainable habitability in space — a process known as in-situ resource utilization (ISRU).—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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This initiative not only paves the way for more sustainable and efficient travel but also highlights the power of collaboration in shaping the future of public transport.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Mets can afford to value offense at the corners and still be at least a decent defensive team because their defense up the middle — at shortstop, second base and center field — projects to be above average.—
Will Sammon,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The webcam records in 1080p resolution—anything less would be disappointing for the price—and delivers clear video quality with decent lighting balance in my tests.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
22 Feb. 2025
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Here’s what that means Ending with kindness can make any difficult situation more bearable.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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That mindset permanently shifted one fall, when impulsively hacking my near waist-length hair to my chin had an unexpected outcome: The dark, cold months were much more bearable.—
Grace McCarty,
SELF,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bowman may want to make a call if the organization feels the current group of veterans doesn’t provide enough satisfactory options for the skill lines.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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His messages online sound all too typical of the brash and bratty computer techies who seem to think insults are satisfactory entertainment for their followers.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Joel Armia was a healthy scratch, as well, and Erik Haula was fine.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Among the special’s finest moments is when Gadsby considers an exit from comedy, or, rather, closing the chapter on an era of comedy that foregrounded self-deprecation over healing.—
Will DiGravio,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Arquette's performance is more simple but just as effective, giving hope and soul to a divorced single mom trying to do her best for her kids but with a tendency to bring home the wrong guys.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Remember that your role is not to solve personal problems or validate political views but to maintain a professional environment where all employees can show up in an authentic way and perform their best.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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