as in case
an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment
the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown
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as in stoic
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long
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as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts
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Recent Examples of patient
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
The study found that after a month, 22.5 percent of patients taking the treatment showed improvements on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, compared with 7.6 percent of patients taking the placebo.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
In particular, be patient with partners, spouses and family members.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Medical professionals have always known that masks help prevent the spread of infection, Adalja said, noting that wearing masks in hospitals to take care of flu and tuberculosis patients isn’t controversial.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
The study found that after a month, 22.5 percent of patients taking the treatment showed improvements on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, compared with 7.6 percent of patients taking the placebo.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
And the audience was very patient and very in the spirit of it, hopefully.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
In particular, be patient with partners, spouses and family members.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
Noun
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And, in some cases, their pets — six dogs and two cats, to be exact.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The outlet added that court spokesperson Carolyn Tyler said Caudill is being represented by a lawyer from the public defender’s office, however, the office does not offer comments regarding cases to the media.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Oscar, older and more outwardly stoic, has no guarantees.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2024
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Arthur and my mum share mystery novels and classical music and the kind of endless, expressive conversation that confused and exhausted my quiet, stoic, old-school European dad.—
Carolyn Figel,
Hazlitt,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Interest rates and the overall investment climate The persistent elevation of interest rates has reshaped the investment landscape, forcing companies to rethink growth strategies over the past years.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The persistent decline in China’s 10-year government bond yield — to record lows around 1.58% this month— prompted the People’s Bank of China on Jan. 10 to stop its government bond purchases .—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For those looking to donate, The American Red Cross is working alongside its partners to provide shelter, food, emotional support and health services for victims of the LA Fires.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Searching for victims The death toll is likely to rise, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna.—
Josh DuBose,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.—
Bebe Hodges,
USA TODAY,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The space between each joke section becomes a palpable downshift into Wood’s more serious mode, with each of them insistent on returning to the same thought.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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An insistent focus on pointing out misinformation may even inflate the scale of the problem—to the benefit of what the writer Joseph Bernstein has labelled Big Disinfo, and to the detriment of a publication’s appeal to uncommitted readers.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That might seem a peculiar question, but these Oilers have a reputation for being passive when the opposition gets filthy.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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These deductions flow directly to you as a limited partner (LP), helping to offset passive income and, under certain conditions, even active income.—
Matthew Chancey,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For many, the thrill of these stories, especially in the romance genre, is that heroines no longer derive power directly from their relationships with men and in turn they are not seen as subordinate to hero’s goals.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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To salvage the 155th Mechanized Brigade, a unit that Ukraine, France and Poland spent months and millions of dollars training and equipping, Ukrainian leaders have begun assigning its fresh but inexperienced subordinate units to the weary but experienced brigades in the Pokrovsk sector.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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