stomached

verb

past tense of stomach
as in tolerated
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomached
  1. tolerated
  2. endured
  3. accepted
  4. stood
  5. handled
  6. took
  7. sustained
Verb
  • Manaker mentions that calcium bisglycinate is a chelated form that tends to be well tolerated, even among people who’ve had difficulty with other types.
    — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 30 June 2026
  • In clinics in Boston and California, the drug was well tolerated.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of tolerated
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  • To complete the stunt, the actor endured 16 hours of intensive helicopter training every day for more than a month in order to pull off the scene's difficult maneuvers and climactic downward spiral, per the Los Angeles Times.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Kohn and Warsh’s partnership endured the era’s enormous pressure.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of endured
Verb
  • On Friday, Pope Leo formally accepted the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, a non-partisan non-profit located across from Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Reuters Calling on America to recommit itself to its founding principles of unity and peace at home and abroad, Pope Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal on Friday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • By the start of the new millennium, with China only beginning its rise, there stood just a single superpower in the world.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of stood
Verb
  • The tension between the various competing interests is handled with nuance and without taking sides, all while showing both the pitfalls and the wondrous potential of this annual spectacle.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Pelosi did not have alcohol in his system and he was not arrested at the scene, the sheriff's office added, noting that such cases are commonly handled as misdemeanors.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • Miami Fire Rescue paramedics took the man, thought to be in his early 30s, to Jackson Memorial Hospital, Fallat said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
  • In early June, Johnson met with workers who support the ILA and took a photo with them.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of took
Verb
  • Barker, Hutcherson and Watson and two others who sustained burn injuries were overcome by flames from fast-moving fires in Mesa County.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Bavi has sustained winds near 166 miles per hour with gusts of 200 miles per hour.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of sustained
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