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as in okay
being to one's liking
we found the meal most satisfactory
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the teen's first attempt at cooking dinner was actually quite satisfactory
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Recent Examples of satisfactory
This creates significant page-turning suspense, but Currie is up to more than just a propulsive crime novel, even though that would be more than satisfactory.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Your favorite director has made a less than satisfactory movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Intel’s 13th Gen CPUs are not its newest platform, but this still reasonably recent chip family should deliver a satisfactory mix of performance and price savings.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
This has put both the council and board in a difficult position to choose between competing solutions that are all less than satisfactory.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Your favorite director has made a less than satisfactory movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Intel’s 13th Gen CPUs are not its newest platform, but this still reasonably recent chip family should deliver a satisfactory mix of performance and price savings.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
This has put both the council and board in a difficult position to choose between competing solutions that are all less than satisfactory.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfactory
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Production values are adequate, apart from the occasional iffy digital effect.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Concerns have been raised about DOGE operatives, many with ties to Musk's companies, gaining access to sensitive government data without adequate oversight or experience.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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And written by two of the finest Canadian imports in the TV game: Justified creator Graham Yost and Moira Walley-Beckett, who wrote the Breaking Bad installment Rolling Stone once dubbed the best episode in television history.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Both of these teams are off to decent starts, as Detroit leads the AL Central and the Yanks have, ahem, torpedoeed their way to a 6-5 record thus far.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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At least, thanks to a decent selection of ports, both machines will easily work with the usual Mac accessories, and both models are outfitted with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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And as President Donald Trump has pointed out, that situation is not acceptable.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Without one, or an acceptable alternative, travelers face disruptions to their air travel and federal facility access, fueling frustration across the country.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Satisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactory. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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