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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
Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
In North Africa, temperatures can range from a tolerable 86°F (30 °C) to an extreme 107°F (42°C).
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
For all the speed and tools that players like Tyler Fitzgerald and Grant McCray bring to the roster, their high strikeout rates won’t be so tolerable.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, payment headaches across the state – and the vast majority of the nation – seem tolerable at mid-year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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That's not a just, endurable peace.—
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Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.—
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In Surihari, Bangladesh, the contribution of Casa Mariù will enable a PIME facility serving around 160 children to complete the renovation of its school and dormitory, while also providing 25 children with disabilities with adequate educational, social and health care assistance.—
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There is no adequate mitigation for wildfires in current fire zones for new home development.—
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The resort's Star Camp kids club encourages youngsters to be stewards of the land and sea, emphasizing sustainable initiatives such as recycling and ocean ecology.—
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As the market data tracked by partnerships like JAFF Market and Cinepoint demonstrates Indonesian cinema’s quantitative success, the producers driving this transformation are focused on qualitative challenges that will determine whether the current boom becomes a sustainable cultural movement.—
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McKinsey data shows that roughly one in four Gen Z employees hold multiple jobs, 26 percent report insufficient pay to support a decent quality of life, and 77 percent are actively seeking new employment—nearly double the rate of older workers.—
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Henry was having a decent game against the Lions for the most part, but much like in the loss against the Buffalo Bills, the Ravens’ momentum was thwarted down four points in the fourth quarter.—
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Points mainly confer bragging rights, but pilots can also exchange them for items that make life at the front more bearable.—
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For private individuals, the inflated costs are inconvenient but bearable.—
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The answer was not satisfactory to management, sources say.—
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Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told USA TODAY that since its initial request for the information in July, the department hasn't given her satisfactory answers about how the information would be used.—
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Posey would have been a fine choice, based on his three rings alone.—
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The two were indeed a fun, fine, refreshing, and hilarious pair.—
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Jodie Chavious, a board member of the Slow Food Sacramento chapter and owner of the Chavious Pop-Up pizza truck, said representing small farmers was vital to promoting the core tenets of Slow Food — being good, clean and fair.—
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Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.—
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerable. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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