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View definitions for long-suffering

long-suffering

adjective as in patient

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On Dec. 8, Biden said the fall of the regime was a “historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future.”

From Salon

“It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria.”

Anna Howells, content creator for Spurs XY and long-suffering Tottenham fan, bristles at the term 'Spursy' being used about her team - but admits it is an apt description.

From BBC

Davis won an Oscar in 2017 for playing the long-suffering wife opposite Denzel Washington in the film adaptation of August Wilson’s “Fences.”

Botswana’s governing party - in power for almost six decades - is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a phrase normally associated with long-suffering opposition groups.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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