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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
Their relevance also sate beyond being used as money.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
The 1980s brought a new wave of bigger-budget period, sci-fi and fantasy films — Das Boot, The Name of the Rose, The Neverending Story — and crime stories moved to television, where popular serial formats like Tatort and Polizeiruf 110 sated the audience’s appetite for murder and mayhem.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Start by prioritizing a nourishing breakfast, one that incorporates protein-rich and sating foods like Greek yogurt, eggs or beans, Dr. Johnstone said.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
One of America’s wettest cities during Prohibition, Sacramento’s rich history has inspired modern speakeasies such as Trophy Club in Downtown Commons, The Roost in the R Street Corridor and Daniello’s in Roseville, which should sate the players’ steakhouse desires as well.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
The 1980s brought a new wave of bigger-budget period, sci-fi and fantasy films — Das Boot, The Name of the Rose, The Neverending Story — and crime stories moved to television, where popular serial formats like Tatort and Polizeiruf 110 sated the audience’s appetite for murder and mayhem.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Start by prioritizing a nourishing breakfast, one that incorporates protein-rich and sating foods like Greek yogurt, eggs or beans, Dr. Johnstone said.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
One of America’s wettest cities during Prohibition, Sacramento’s rich history has inspired modern speakeasies such as Trophy Club in Downtown Commons, The Roost in the R Street Corridor and Daniello’s in Roseville, which should sate the players’ steakhouse desires as well.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sate
Verb
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May brings a chance to celebrate the 150 cultures represented in the city with celebrations like Japan Fes (gorge yourself on everything from yakisoba to matcha sweets).—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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Tykwer was one of a new generation of film geek obsessives, autodidacts who gorged themselves on midnight screenings, VHS tapes and repertory theaters, whose movies would mash up the tropes and obsessions of cinema history with the fresh aesthetics of video games and music videos.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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Armed with billion-dollar domestic media rights deals, the three power countries have been under pressure to satisfy broadcasters wanting more marquee series.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Those details didn’t satisfy attorneys for Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy organization challenging the request.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tamales, especially popular during the Christmas holidays, are bundles of corn masa stuffed with savory or sweet fillings and wrapped in a corn husk.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Facing up against those classic cookies were the Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies, which are made in the Netherlands and come with chocolate crème stuffed between two crisp, rectangular cookies.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
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One morning in September, David Longstreth woke up at his home in Los Angeles to find the sky glutted with smoke.—
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
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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The Open Position Was Merged With An Existing Job An open job is posted to fill a vacancy due to promotions, turnover, new departments, exponential business growth, or a new expertise required to support the business.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In the gloom of the locker room, that cauldron of swirling pride and pain that fills these spaces when a season suddenly stops, UConn men’s hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh asked each of his players to go thank their captains.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Sate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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