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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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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Recent Examples of forbearing
Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
With the economy in the doldrums, the public is less forbearing. —Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
If Mamdani seems curiously forbearing toward Amin, given his own history, that has much to do with what happened next. —Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbearing
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The 2-0 series lead for LA gives the Lakers the luxury of being able to be patient with their missing scorers.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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The event is hosted by the nonprofit Compassion & Choices, which works to improve patient autonomy and individual choice at the end of life.— Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Oil revenue is the linchpin of Russia’s economy, allowing Putin to pour money into the armed forces without worsening inflation for everyday people and avoiding a currency collapse.— Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Perez said long-term solutions include avoiding terrible real estate deals like the city’s purchase nearly a decade ago of a downtown office building on Ash Street that was filled with asbestos.— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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To this, the stoic Bednar raised an uncharacteristic (and bruised) eyebrow.— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Is there an art to talking to famous people who are famously stoic about their personal life and famously put up boundaries everywhere?— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Forbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/forbearing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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