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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
Clinical trials are underway for more tolerable and effective medications.
—
Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The tolerable upper limit for magnesium supplements in adults is 350 milligrams.
—Health, 28 July 2025
Without privacy, blockchain risks remaining confined to niches where transparency is tolerable, sidelining its broader potential.
—Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The sound is similar to a low-volume garbage disposal, which is tolerable.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 July 2025
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The tolerable upper limit for magnesium supplements in adults is 350 milligrams.
—Health, 28 July 2025
Without privacy, blockchain risks remaining confined to niches where transparency is tolerable, sidelining its broader potential.
—Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The sound is similar to a low-volume garbage disposal, which is tolerable.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tolerable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerable
Adjective
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Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Those intimate pauses are more endurable than the film’s particularly unfunny comic centerpiece, in which the men venture into a nightclub to meet with a generic, coke-addled magnate.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Consequently, using traditional detect-and-respond reactive security tools is no longer an adequate defensive strategy.—
Will Townsend,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security was planning to deport people apprehended on U.S. soil to third countries, often without adequate procedures or legal justifications.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This has happened at the same time as Citizens had dropped tens of thousands of policies to get back to a size that can be considered sustainable.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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These metaphorical garages are overflowing with promise, but not sustainable results.—
John Schneider,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Sullivan’s Crossing also enjoyed a decent audience this interval with 727M minutes viewed, putting it at No. 8.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Read more: 49ers' Brock Purdy Gets Honest About Christian McCaffrey Los Angeles could have a decent insurance policy under center in the form of veteran Jimmy Garoppolo.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the same survey, 93% of residents said this summer was less bearable than previous years.—
Jared Formanek,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fabric’s breathability made even the sunniest afternoons far more bearable.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The mic did a satisfactory job handling some background noise, though, effectively neutralizing it enough to keep my voice clear.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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During an appellate court hearing last September, Trump’s lawyers argued that many of the case’s allegations were too old and that James had misused a consumer protection law to sue Trump over private business transactions that were satisfactory to those involved.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Crafted with precision and intention, Frisson merges emotional technology with fine jewelry design to offer something new: a wearable way to feel connected.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Amenities will include fine dining, a wellness spa, a cigar and bourbon vault, business den, bike and walking trails, fishing, and pheasant hunting on a partner game farm.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The New York Yankees have not been playing good baseball recently, and manager Aaron Boone and his staff have caught plenty of criticism.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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Two of the children are in good condition and one child is in serious condition.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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