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
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
With the Internet and electricity intermittent, fog has settled on the long-suffering people of Myanmar - who, despite their resilience, are fighting forces beyond compare.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Wendy Hovland does a very good job staying firmly in character as the delusional Constance, and Fred Harlow is kind and sympathetic as her long-suffering husband Andy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But visiting son Zion (Nicholas Duvernay) convinces his long-suffering mother to take the cash, perhaps to start her dream spa after all.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
His dismissal represented a stunning fall from grace for a man who helped change the fortunes of a long-suffering franchise.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
With the Internet and electricity intermittent, fog has settled on the long-suffering people of Myanmar - who, despite their resilience, are fighting forces beyond compare.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Wendy Hovland does a very good job staying firmly in character as the delusional Constance, and Fred Harlow is kind and sympathetic as her long-suffering husband Andy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But visiting son Zion (Nicholas Duvernay) convinces his long-suffering mother to take the cash, perhaps to start her dream spa after all.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-suffering
Adjective
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These tasks obviously require patient interaction, customization and hands-on adjustments that AI cannot fully automate.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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But Stewart, who reviewed patient files and testimony from mental health professionals and spoke with staff and people in custody, found such efforts were falling short.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
Noun
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And her patience and her sense of humor and her vision for the story was really special.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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My patience for slow Wi-Fi is getting worse by the day.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Josh Duhamel portrays Staten Kirkland, a stoic rancher fighting to save his family’s land and legacy in the Netflix drama series Ransom Canyon.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Researchers say that because boys still face the expectation to be stoic, their struggles more often show up in their behavior.—
Claire Cain Miller,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Long-suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-suffering. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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