1
as in endurable
capable of being endured
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the accommodations are tolerable though not exactly luxurious
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Recent Examples of tolerable
From the point of view of Paul, Weiss, having to strike this arrangement wasn’t pleasant, but the price was tolerable.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Analysts expect the pill to be as effective, safe and tolerable to take as Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide – the active ingredient in its popular but costly weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
However, how much caffeine is tolerable can vary from person to person, and some people may be more sensitive to caffeine than others.
—Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Most fans understand the Raptors will lose most of the time, but in order to make the locker room tolerable, the odd win is important.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Analysts expect the pill to be as effective, safe and tolerable to take as Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide – the active ingredient in its popular but costly weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
However, how much caffeine is tolerable can vary from person to person, and some people may be more sensitive to caffeine than others.
—Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Most fans understand the Raptors will lose most of the time, but in order to make the locker room tolerable, the odd win is important.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerable
Adjective
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His comments come as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman brokered a meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week in Riyadh to devise an endurable end to the war in Ukraine.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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But for the past few weeks, it's made being trapped on the couch much more endurable, and even enjoyable, for me and my family.—
Adrienne So,
WIRED,
1 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Production values are adequate, apart from the occasional iffy digital effect.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Concerns have been raised about DOGE operatives, many with ties to Musk's companies, gaining access to sensitive government data without adequate oversight or experience.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Those plaintiffs include groups that oppose violence against women and in schools in Peru, extend credit to women in rural Mexico and teach small farmers sustainable agricultural techniques.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the U.S. shrimp industry is fully sustainable — one of the most sustainable in the world.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Both of these teams are off to decent starts, as Detroit leads the AL Central and the Yanks have, ahem, torpedoeed their way to a 6-5 record thus far.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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At least, thanks to a decent selection of ports, both machines will easily work with the usual Mac accessories, and both models are outfitted with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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My time away for college had been bearable, permissible.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
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New prisons and jails should consider design principles that would make living in them, however temporarily, as bearable and undisruptive as possible by focusing on creating rehabilitative conditions.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The sound from the optional Bose 12-speaker upgrade is satisfactory.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet a great deal remained to be paid with funds expected after the submission of satisfactory progress reports.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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And written by two of the finest Canadian imports in the TV game: Justified creator Graham Yost and Moira Walley-Beckett, who wrote the Breaking Bad installment Rolling Stone once dubbed the best episode in television history.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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On the bright side, healthy lifestyle choices, such as a good diet and regular exercise, offer even greater heart health protection for women.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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God bless iconic events for granting my fourth (and perhaps best) film a religious re-release!—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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