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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
BofA also said its program includes the possibility of mortgage forbearance tailored to customer needs.
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Reuters, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Those borrowers were then forced into a forbearance.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The natural disaster forbearance lasts for up to 90 days, according to the Education Department.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Annual income recertification requirements were suspended during the Covid-19 forbearance period, which lasted from March 2020 until September 2023.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for forbearance 
Reuters, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Those borrowers were then forced into a forbearance.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The natural disaster forbearance lasts for up to 90 days, according to the Education Department.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Annual income recertification requirements were suspended during the Covid-19 forbearance period, which lasted from March 2020 until September 2023.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for forbearance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbearance
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The impact made at Palace recently by Ismaila Sarr, who arrived from Marseille last summer as a winger having not played as a No 10 before, is an example of the time and patience needed when remodelling individuals for system-specific roles.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Meghan also didn’t share Kate’s patience or desire to bide her time in adapting to royal life.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Nestor is a man trying to maintain his dignity while at the mercy of everyone around him, his frustrations rising to the surface at the slightest provocation from his back-talking kids or his younger brother (Valentin Mexico), a hotshot with a Trans Am.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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Right Reverend Mariann Budde recently went viral for asking President Donald Trump to show mercy to LGBTQ+ and migrant communities.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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On personal terms with past collaborators Deneuve and Chiara, Honoré ignores superficial celebrity to play with the prospect of spiritual empathy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Feb. 2025
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Pisces season brings extreme empathy and great consideration for others' feelings.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Forbearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbearance. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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