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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
By this logic, the Kremlin might be sated, for example, by a deal that accepts that the occupied parts of Ukraine are rightfully Russian and guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO.
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Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
And refined grains are less filling and sating than whole grains.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Keeping exhausted lawmakers sated was a crucial component of the two-day gathering.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 May 2025
The new retractable sating system will host a 12-foot variance in elevation between rink and court endlines to offer optimal sightlines for both the NBA and NHL, SEG says.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
And refined grains are less filling and sating than whole grains.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Keeping exhausted lawmakers sated was a crucial component of the two-day gathering.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 May 2025
The new retractable sating system will host a 12-foot variance in elevation between rink and court endlines to offer optimal sightlines for both the NBA and NHL, SEG says.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sate
Verb
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And the mice who'd come off the low-fat diet to gorge on high-sugar and high-fat foods were, unlike humans, probably not thinking about potential weight gain.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 July 2025
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Trump’s idea of the presidency seems to start with the premise that the entire country is his to gorge on, as the capo di tutti capi, or boss of all bosses.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Nuts are a crunchy, satisfying snack packed with fiber, protein, and healthy fats.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
28 July 2025
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What was [satisfying] about that was a lot of those students ended up living very fulfilling lives.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
Verb
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What is more surprising is that even in the much grander club houses of the Royal layouts and Open venues, stuffed to the gills with trophies and memorable and history, the vibe is exactly the same.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The shoe-removal requirement is a relic of the post-Sept. 11 era — specifically, the plot of a British man named Richard Reid, who boarded a plane in Paris in December 2001, wearing shoes stuffed with explosives.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
Verb
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And while May is also a busy month for ESPN and TNT, which in late spring are glutted with live NBA and NHL playoff games, cable as a whole accounted for less than a quarter (24.1%) of all consumption last month.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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The risotto was impeccably cooked, each grain a plump oval glutted with crab stock and a compound butter infused with ginger, shallot Thai chile and tomato.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
Verb
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As a theater critic surfeited with plays, radio dramas worked best for me as an unplanned diversion in my car.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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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
Verb
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The Marquette University community installed President Kimo Ah Yun on April 29 in an inauguration filled with pomp, prayer and a dash of protest.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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The hot water faucet was turned all the way on and the tub filled with water that reached a temperature of at least 147.8 degrees due to an outdated water heater, according to a police investigation.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Sate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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