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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
The filing also details a notice of default under two USDA loans and an SBA loan, with efforts underway to reach a forbearance agreement with the lenders.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Millions of borrowers remain stuck in a forbearance as a result, unable to make progress toward student loan forgiveness under IDR plans or PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The filing details the company's financial agreements, including a forbearance agreement with Veru, Inc., and a subscription agreement with Altos Ventures.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
However, many borrowers are indicating that at least some loan servicers are still not processing IDR applications at all, or are not putting borrowers into a processing forbearance that should count toward student loan forgiveness under IDR and PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Millions of borrowers remain stuck in a forbearance as a result, unable to make progress toward student loan forgiveness under IDR plans or PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The filing details the company's financial agreements, including a forbearance agreement with Veru, Inc., and a subscription agreement with Altos Ventures.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
However, many borrowers are indicating that at least some loan servicers are still not processing IDR applications at all, or are not putting borrowers into a processing forbearance that should count toward student loan forgiveness under IDR and PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbearance
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The return-to-play process won’t look the same for everyone, but there are a few key tenets: track your pain, practice patience, fuel smartly, avoid the particularly insidious comparison trap, and celebrate your new wins.Christa Sgobba, SELF, 7 Jan. 2025
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Real-time viewers have had their patience strained; future binge-watchers will barely notice a blip.Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors are at the mercy of Judge Aileen Cannon or 11th Circuit Court judges, both of whom have been entertaining arguments over the past week from President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in Florida that the report should stay under wraps.Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
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Each day will open the door to receive God's grace and mercy anew.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Jan. 2025
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Most companies claim user-centricity while prioritizing profits, resulting in performative empathy.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Bellisario layers subtle notes of empathy, softness and even humor under Harmon’s rigid stoicism.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Forbearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbearance. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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