as in sectarianism
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
For those with soy allergies or intolerance, this missing word on the cans’ packaging could be dangerous.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
But the Kennedy Center will no longer fund intolerance.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2025
This unprecedented event challenged negative Western stereotypes about the Arabian Peninsula’s religious intolerance.
—Craig Considine, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
Your trauma, your therapy journey, your gluten intolerance, your sober-curious era in Tulum.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
But the Kennedy Center will no longer fund intolerance.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2025
This unprecedented event challenged negative Western stereotypes about the Arabian Peninsula’s religious intolerance.
—Craig Considine, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
Your trauma, your therapy journey, your gluten intolerance, your sober-curious era in Tulum.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for intolerance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerance
bigotry
Noun
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Claims of bigotry, discrimination, and racist fan behavior after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky earlier this month were not verifiable.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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The result has been a proliferation of classroom materials that abandon educational neutrality, replacing inquiry with advocacy and turning the curriculum into a vehicle for historical distortion and anti-Jewish bigotry.—
Tammi Rossman Benjamin,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
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“Intolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerance. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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