as in tolerated
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomached
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The receiver endured a total radiation dose of 500 kilograys, orders of magnitude higher than the doses typically tolerated by electronics in outer space.—
Katherine Bourzac,
IEEE Spectrum,
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Marylanders must never forget that many of the Democratic politicians still in office today once openly tolerated or supported the lawlessness that led to the destruction of the Columbus statue.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
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But, for many American Jews, Zionism has come to represent the belief that there should be such a home—both because of the Jewish people’s ties to their ancestral land and because of the centuries of persecution that Jews endured, culminating with the Holocaust.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Friends had endured weeks in hiding and one story in particular stayed with her of a family forced to crawl across their apartment floor to avoid being seen from outside.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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When the train stopped for three hours outside Guiyang, the backpacker finally admitted defeat and accepted a cigarette.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Those who are accepted go through a 10-week training academy, which Leonas helps instruct.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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At a Tuesday afternoon news conference in Sacramento City Hall, the mother and daughter stood beside their attorney, immigration advocates and local lawmakers — many of whom were involved in a weeks-long effort to bring her home.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 31,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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While chatting during a recent visit, my niece stood next to a chair and put one foot on the seat.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2026
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The construction was even handled by the fourth-generation Obayashi family, the same company who built the original structure nearly 90 years ago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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One probe into Rabell’s welfare was handled by the adult protection program.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bondi took her marching orders and launched investigations of those the president named.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Idaho State troopers, who handle law enforcement duties at the Capitol, took the nine protesters into custody.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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Engagement across these positions may be either fleeting or sustained, but is not inherently superficial.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This one came by way of a number of auspicious paths, including one that’s harder to quantify but also needs to be sustained and at least for the moment said something about this group.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Stomached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomached. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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