stomaching

verb

present participle of stomach
as in tolerating
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 stomaching It’s not intended for the silent majority who have suffered long for the team, while being incapable of stomaching Watson. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 If the Dolphins dump Tua Tagovailoa, either trading him to another team or releasing him before training camp and stomaching the massive cap consequences that come with that decision, Quinn Ewers and Cam Miller will be the only quarterbacks on Miami’s training camp roster. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026 Sibling rivalry aside, the Mackenzies must trudge through their grief and make nice with all the folks traveling to pay their respects, while stomaching those who are straight-up there for the drama. — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomaching
  1. tolerating
  2. enduring
  3. handling
  4. standing
  5. accepting
  6. taking
  7. sustaining
Verb
  • Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Egyptian authorities alternated over the decades between tolerating and repressing the group, which was permitted to field candidates in elections for brief periods.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tolerating
Verb
  • Compensation structures that incorporate multi-year performance expectations encourage leaders to think about the enduring health of the company, not just the current quarter.
    — Anthony Mastro, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Yet conversations of hormonal health and their enduring impact often end with the last period.
    — Sadiya S. Khan, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of enduring
Verb
  • Employee in cafe area wearing wrist jewelry while handling food.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • One, published in Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, described a chef who may have contracted psittacosis through handling poultry.
    — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Dozens of armored cops were still standing guard, shields raised, after a night when 500 people were taken into custody in the French capital alone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Other classes transition between sitting and standing while holding onto the back for a little extra help with balance, or doing poses like downward dog with hands on the seat instead of reaching to the floor.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of standing
Verb
  • There are fewer excuses for accepting compromises than there used to be.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • An Eagle man charged with animal cruelty in the shooting deaths of two caged cats was ordered to serve a total of 14 days in jail after accepting a plea deal in August, according to court records.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepting
Verb
  • Her hours used to be filled with calls, note-taking and lengthy card disclosures.
    — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg exited Friday night's game against the Indiana Pacers with an apparent shoulder injury after taking a hard foul while attempting a layup.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of taking
Verb
  • Dieffenbach made the big play after sustaining an apparent leg injury on a hard hit late in the first half.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Rutgers starting quarterback Dylan Lonergan left after sustaining a blow to the head 6 minutes, 25 seconds into the first quarter and didn’t return.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustaining

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“Stomaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomaching. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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