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as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
we thank you for your forbearance while we attend to the technical difficulties interrupting the TV program
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as in mercy
kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it
the judge showed forbearance, and gave the teenaged first offender a suspended sentence
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Recent Examples of forbearance
But this is the wisdom of age and Aegon is a kid; Otto would be smart to show more forbearance himself.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 June 2024
This is why lenders may consider options like loan modifications, interest rate reductions or temporary payment forbearance.
—Stephen Nalley, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
What happens now? SAVE borrowers were placed on an interest-free forbearance plan in July—meaning borrowers will not have to make any payments on their loans— due to the previous court ruling that issued a stay on SAVE.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
This lender also offers some hardship protections for borrowers like forbearance.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for forbearance 
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 June 2024
This is why lenders may consider options like loan modifications, interest rate reductions or temporary payment forbearance.
—Stephen Nalley, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
What happens now? SAVE borrowers were placed on an interest-free forbearance plan in July—meaning borrowers will not have to make any payments on their loans— due to the previous court ruling that issued a stay on SAVE.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
This lender also offers some hardship protections for borrowers like forbearance.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for forbearance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbearance
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Democratic government challenges our wisdom, our patience and our sense of fairness.Cindy Chavez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Best show patience with young Buffs who’ll have to learn on the fly while traveling to hoops hornets nests such as Stillwater (Jan. 18), Tucson (Jan. 21), Lawrence (Feb. 11), Ames (Feb. 18) and Lubbock (March 5) this winter.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Trump has insisted his tariffs would create jobs at home and emancipate the U.S. from being at the mercy of foreign manufacturing.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Athletes could now profit from their own brands, and the women were no longer merely at the mercy of the N.C.A.A.’s neglect.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Implement empathy exercises where leaders and teams engage in role-reversal scenarios.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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What students can read in schools provides the foundation for their lives, whether critical thinking, empathy across difference, personal well-being or long-term success.Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Forbearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbearance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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