tolerable
adjective
tol·er·a·ble
ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
ˈtäl-rə-;
ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: capable of being borne or endured
tolerable pain
2
: moderately good or agreeable : passable
a tolerable singing voice
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Examples of tolerable in a Sentence
The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
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Specific concerns for kids The Environmental Protection Agency in 2005 set a reference dose for perchlorate of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of bodyweight a day, while the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) established a tolerable daily intake of half that amount.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
In the meantime, the 35-year-old will continue to do tolerable baseball activities.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
On good days, the discomfort from his untreated dental disease is tolerable.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Initial trial data indicate that the treatment is generally tolerable, Behrenbruch notes.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
In the meantime, the 35-year-old will continue to do tolerable baseball activities.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
On good days, the discomfort from his untreated dental disease is tolerable.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Initial trial data indicate that the treatment is generally tolerable, Behrenbruch notes.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerable. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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