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as in impatient
unable or unwilling to endure
intolerant of fools, she is not an easy person to work for
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as in bigoted
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
intolerant people who callously deny others the very rights that they take for granted
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Recent Examples of intolerant
The paradox of intolerance says the one thing to be intolerant of is intolerance itself.
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Inspector Generals' offices must be staffed by people who are constitutionally intolerant of injustice.
—Lucy Lang, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement One reason is that Chinese companies in Thailand have historically been intolerant of labor unions.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Today another Russian leader, intolerant of the reality of a Ukraine independent from Mother Russia, has made the eradication of Ukrainian identity a prime objective of Russia’s nearly three-year-old war on the country.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Inspector Generals' offices must be staffed by people who are constitutionally intolerant of injustice.
—Lucy Lang, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement One reason is that Chinese companies in Thailand have historically been intolerant of labor unions.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Today another Russian leader, intolerant of the reality of a Ukraine independent from Mother Russia, has made the eradication of Ukrainian identity a prime objective of Russia’s nearly three-year-old war on the country.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
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Some Republicans have grown impatient with the administration’s attempts to dismantle agencies, programs, and contracts unilaterally by revoking funds.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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But the late founder of Apple was also known to be impatient and demanding to the point of extreme perfectionism.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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How long will this continue before reciting bigoted chants and bearing weapons becomes blocking Jews from buildings and harming Israeli students?—
Ellia M Torkian,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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The slogan put the audience in the shoes of a casually bigoted, insubordinate alcoholic who bends the NYPD’s rules in pursuit of drug runners.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rubrik beat Wall Street’s expectations, posting an adjusted loss of 18 cents per share for its fourth quarter, which was narrower than the 39 cent loss expected from analysts polled by LSEG.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The historically narrow majority that Republicans hold in the House of Representatives means this opposition will probably continue.—
Justin Peck / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Currently the parochial vicar at St. Lucy Parish in Campbell, Rev. Pedigo formerly served as pastor at St. Julie Billiart and Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Jose.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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At this point, any family that wants their child to attend a private school is now able to get more than $8,000 per year to pay private or parochial tuition.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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The province's chief minister, Sarfraz Bugti, told a provincial assembly that troops killed all insurgents involved.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Others were taken to Quetta, the provincial capital, about 62 miles away.—
Abdul Sattar and Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The plaintiff was prejudiced based on personal attributes and political affiliation by these companies.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Desiree confronts the prejudiced church pastor in a clash that’s not truly resolved.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, Putin cultivated ties with illiberal populists across Europe.—
Michael McFaul,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Far from the more value-neutral approach of traditional realism, regime realism, for Brands, means acknowledging the danger in the imperial ambition of autocratic and illiberal countries.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gazing out onto Prince William Sound with its stunning scenery had this narrow-minded city-and-car guy bitten by the cruise bug.—
David Dickstein,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Grammys have always prized a narrow-minded, classic sense of musicianship: deft songwriting, big vocals, live instrumentation.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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