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as in impatient
unable or unwilling to endure
intolerant of fools, she is not an easy person to work for
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as in bigoted
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
intolerant people who callously deny others the very rights that they take for granted
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Recent Examples of intolerant
Russia was still a very intolerant society, despite the Soviet Union being long gone.
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David Junk, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
People who are intolerant to statin medications are unable to take statins due to experiencing certain side effects.1
Statins often cause side effects, such as muscle pains, weakness, and cramps, which are collectively referred to as myalgias.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2024
The Democratic Party remains mostly intolerant of violent actors, but leftist support for political violence has also been increasing.
—Rachel Kleinfeld, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
The party that was intolerant of book banning is now censoring speech on social media.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024
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David Junk, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
People who are intolerant to statin medications are unable to take statins due to experiencing certain side effects.1
Statins often cause side effects, such as muscle pains, weakness, and cramps, which are collectively referred to as myalgias.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2024
The Democratic Party remains mostly intolerant of violent actors, but leftist support for political violence has also been increasing.
—Rachel Kleinfeld, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
The party that was intolerant of book banning is now censoring speech on social media.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
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But with those now-four-year old televisions starting to get long in the tooth for some impatient customers, XXL TVs represent an attractive upgrade.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Having missed the first Test because of the legacy of the hamstring issue in the summer during the Hundred, Stokes was in impatient waiting mode again.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Many Democrats have abandoned hope in favor of cynicism: deciding that most of the voting public are selfish, bigoted enemies of democracy.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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Latino activists in Philadelphia and Allentown are mobilizing against Donald Trump after a comedian's bigoted joke about Puerto Rico at his Madison Square Garden rally, while the former president is playing damage control.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Shutting down the Department of Education requires congressional approval and with Republicans holding a narrow majority in the Senate, Trump's bid faces a narrow path forward.Erin Doherty, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Blackhawks express desperation but don't show it in another narrow defeat What's ailing the Packers in the red zone?New York Times, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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But these conservationists were not always taken seriously by professional ornithologists, who often viewed them as parochial animal lovers and laughed at their efforts.Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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There are literally thousands of other Americans worldwide who have dedicated their lives in similar ways to causes that are more consequential than parochial nationalism.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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That year, an ensemble of forty-nine players performed the world premiere of his Fourth Symphony in the German provincial city of Meiningen.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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The city held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities on Sunday after recording its highest-ever pollution reading of 1900 near the Pakistan-India border on Saturday, based on data released by the provincial government and Swiss group IQAir.Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, founded by Kraft, says 10% of U.S. adult males are blatantly prejudiced against Jewish people and tend to be outspoken about it.Jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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Certainly, many a prejudiced lender can hide behind this data black hole, but some more positive trends are also obscured.Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Today illiberal populist movements threaten our democratic institutions in many parts of the world.Ian Simmons, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Only collective resolve in opposing the spread of illiberal political cultures can repel today’s authoritarian challengers and safeguard democracy — that’s the lesson of Matteotti’s assassination.Amy King & Brian J Griffith / Made by History, TIME, 14 June 2024
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That’s the rigorous—or narrow-minded—judgment that . . .Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the pacing is zippy; the animation is lush and textured, especially when the series, unexpectedly and wonderfully, veers into the supernatural; and the characterization tweaks are inspired, especially those that will make the most narrow-minded people mad.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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