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satiate

[say-shee-ayt, say-shee-it, -ayt] / ˈseɪ ʃiˌeɪt, ˈseɪ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /


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In these eat-the-rich times, it’s the dark side of wealth, fame and alleged genius that satiate audience appetites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It's unclear if the releases of the UFO files have done much to satiate the curiosity of legions of UFO researchers, official and otherwise.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Fixing the engines wasn’t enough to satiate his curiosity, so he made stuff out of workshop scraps—toys of metal and rubber that wound and jumped and dashed.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023

When it comes to comfort food, Tsai is a master, with elevated, varied recipes that will satiate and soothe.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023

Days became weeks, until at last they ran out of food and water and were in barren lands where no amount of foraging might satiate their appetites.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The "iconic, one-dish, standalone comfort meal" is one that both fulfills and satiates, emotionally and gustatorily, in a way that not many other foods do on the larger cultural scale.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024

Bentinho’s online presence satiates this hunger for tens of thousands of seekers online.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020

There’s something about watching humans struggle in the unforgiving, mysterious and undiscovered realms of the universe that satiates a particular craving.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2018

Hoping to keep the masses appeased, however, Lisa opts instead to refer to the tax as a “temporary refund adjustment,” a turn of phrase that satiates the gawking rabble.    

From Forbes ● Aug. 21, 2014

Yet the infatuation preserves and satiates me in an indescribable way.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

The final product is the literary equivalent of a multicourse meal in a German restaurant—you’re left satiated, but not entirely satisfied, and may feel some indigestion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

She told her former Radio 1 colleague she decided to leave the station partly because she felt "completely satiated" by the job and didn't want it to become "a chore".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

He no doubt hoped that this lust would be satiated when the FBI arrested a substitute older white lady, Judge Hannah Dugan of Wisconsin, on iffy-sounding charges of "obstruction."

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025

That might be especially true for the legions of devoted, deliriously satiated Dodgers followers this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025

Frightful took the food from him until she was satiated.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

"The dark chocolate scent serves as a learned cue for a rich, bitter, and highly satiating food, which essentially tricks the system into an anticipatory state of fullness," said Nashrudin Naharudin.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Cal-Maine, for its part, is “seeing rising demand for complete, high-quality proteins—including from consumers on GLP-1 medications who are gravitating toward protein-dense, satiating foods,” says Miller.

From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025

Rumors of Garvey’s entry into this Senate race—his last, best chance at satiating a bucket-list item—were first reported in June, with an announcement expected weeks later.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2024

Either option protects fingers from getting too sticky while eating — form and edible, satiating function.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

But by satiating one king or five hundred nobles with bodily pleasures we do not produce more kings or more nobles.

From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay


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