as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a group whose mission is to oppose intolerance and extremism
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Recent Examples of intolerance
Our society seems to be spiraling into a vortex of callousness, ignorance, cynicism, violence, intolerance, and hate.
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Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Gluten allergies and sensitivities, which are caused by an intolerance to a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, cause symptoms like painful stomach cramps, diarrhea, bloating, and headaches that can last for days, if not weeks.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
His physician ran several tests that didn't reveal anything, so Sasse's doctor referred him to a gastroenterologist, believing the cause could be undiagnosed celiac or lactose intolerance.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
People with dairy intolerance may do better starting with miso or tempeh.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Gluten allergies and sensitivities, which are caused by an intolerance to a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, cause symptoms like painful stomach cramps, diarrhea, bloating, and headaches that can last for days, if not weeks.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
His physician ran several tests that didn't reveal anything, so Sasse's doctor referred him to a gastroenterologist, believing the cause could be undiagnosed celiac or lactose intolerance.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
People with dairy intolerance may do better starting with miso or tempeh.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerance
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Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Their gigantic bigotry drowns out their smaller accomplishments.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That is prejudice dressed in the language of security.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The goal was to combat racial prejudice by putting white and Black people in a room together for a marathon weekend of unfiltered sharing and confrontation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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That proposal made national headlines and led to months of reckoning with racial bias after a Center School parent was caught on a hot mic during a remote school board meeting.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Providers also can fall victim to inadvertent bias, assuming a young, otherwise healthy patient must be dealing with something other than shingles.—
Alyssa Sparacino,
Glamour,
27 Apr. 2026
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In May 1935, the rival news organizations formed AAP as a non-profit cooperative to supply their clients with accurate coverage of international events, ostensibly free from political partisanship or bias.—
Kevin Patrick,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Alito and his supporters worked hard to refute any suggestion of partisanship.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Intolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerance. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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