as in compensations
payment to another for a loss or injury
he's demanding satisfaction from his neighbor for running over his prize tulips
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Recent Examples of satisfactions
Niazi doesn’t discuss the frustrations or satisfactions of this process.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Accordingly, its satisfactions come from seeing those demands met.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
Few satisfactions are more uniquely human than the slow extraction of new understanding, illuminated through the steady attention of your mind’s eye.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Accordingly, its satisfactions come from seeing those demands met.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
Few satisfactions are more uniquely human than the slow extraction of new understanding, illuminated through the steady attention of your mind’s eye.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfactions
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Being stuck in a state of fight-or-flight increases protective muscle tension, altering movement mechanics, limiting mobility, and increasing the likelihood of compensations that can lead to pain or injury.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Suns reportedly offered Royce O'Neale and second-round compensations.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Losses could put the tech firms on the hook for billions of dollars in damages and force them to change their platforms.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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If the companies are found liable, the jury will consider whether to award Kaley damages for pain and suffering, and could also impose punitive damages.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Conversations around reparations in the United States are not new, nor are conversations about the legitimacy of Puerto Rico being its own country, separate of American influence and control.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Since revenue from the city’s cannabis tax has proven limited due to low sales, the committee discussed a potential municipal tax on Delta-8 THC products as a way to boost funding for reparations.—
Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Satisfactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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