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as in to satisfy
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
a huge meal that should have sated everyone's hunger
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Recent Examples of sate
Publishers expect readers to be sated by the rush of book buying associated with the holidays.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
While all Sandals properties serve up Blue Mountain coffee exclusively, the resort’s Café de Paris concept used to be the main place to sate you caffeine cravings.
—Sofia Perez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Others still have been ahistorical in their outlook, asserting that if NATO just reversed its enlargement and offered Russia hegemony over Ukraine and a larger sphere of influence, Putin’s appetite would be sated.
—Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
And now there's a trailer to sate your thirst for Alan Cumming's sartorial flare or the machinations of reality stars and the occasional British Lord.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
While all Sandals properties serve up Blue Mountain coffee exclusively, the resort’s Café de Paris concept used to be the main place to sate you caffeine cravings.
—Sofia Perez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Others still have been ahistorical in their outlook, asserting that if NATO just reversed its enlargement and offered Russia hegemony over Ukraine and a larger sphere of influence, Putin’s appetite would be sated.
—Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
And now there's a trailer to sate your thirst for Alan Cumming's sartorial flare or the machinations of reality stars and the occasional British Lord.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sate
Verb
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Paddington doesn’t gorge on sadness, as I’ve been known to do.—
Rachel Sherman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Triangle of Sadness parodied the wealthy class and their out-of-touch behaviors; The Menu gorged on monstrous culinary world personalities and the sycophants who feed them; and most recently, Blink Twice confronted the protective bubbles shielding powerful men from accountability.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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Felix said if there is insufficient money in the TIF to satisfy the $825,000 due the developers over the next 14 years, money can come from neighboring TIF districts — two exist — so there is no risk to the city.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Both countries have tried to coordinate with the administration to satisfy concerns and put new measures in place, NPR's Jackie Northam says.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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During their 32-29 win in the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs stuffed Bills quarterback Josh Allen on a fourth-and-inches sneak thanks to film study.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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In one late night scene, Igor stuffs his mouth with burgers at a diner – an idea Borisov thought up.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As Israel gluts the present with death and destruction, the future perfect has become a means of stirring timid Americans out of indifference and into something like sympathy for Palestinian lives.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
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There are small evolutions of technology and cultural attitudes, but in a TV landscape glutted by dystopias, having any optimism about life 30-ish years in the future borders on revolutionary.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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But surfeited with at-home entertainment options, former subscribers are preferring the flexibility of single-ticket sales.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2023
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Theatergoers, surfeited with entertainment options at home, have been less inclined to commit to season subscriptions, placing more pressure on programming to come up with sure-fire hits.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Verb
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But manager Alex Cora didn’t rule out another possibility to fill the outfield hole presented by Abreu’s likely absence: Kristian Campbell.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Oils And Nuts Have a shelf filled with olive oil, vegetable oil, and nuts?—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Sate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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