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gratify

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I’m gratified by this entire experience, including knowing that this donation will go directly to helping future lawyers gain valuable experience and to fight for justice for others.

The moment was indeed worth an ovation, for the turn of events is gratifying and — should the productions gain further momentum and extend again — a remarkable change of fortune.

Community organizers who have fought for a decade to end oil extraction in urban neighborhoods were gratified by the large penalty, and said they hope it will be collected.

The women all provide similar accounts, alleging the star quarterback contacted them via Instagram over the past year to arrange massages in which he then attempted to get them to gratify him sexually.

Yet, aside from the top-shelf quality of its sights, sounds and performances, what makes Aretha so gratifying to watch is how fully Parks delivers on the promise to illuminate Franklin’s genius.

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Most of the meddlers in our lives do it to gratify their own egos or because they mistakenly believe they are helping.

He carried tales, told lies, and tried to make trouble, for no reason but to gratify his inclinations.

In the autumn of this year I was able to gratify my taste for travel by a longer excursion than usual.

Of refined tastes, including a penchant for blue china, being a thriving bachelor, he was able to gratify them.

Norman's face was a sight, as he stood holding Aubrey in his arms, to gratify the child's impatience.

In short, he may gratify his every whim and fancy, without a pang of reposing conscience, or the least jostle of his self-respect.

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On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gratify, such as: delight, enchant, please, thrill, appease, and baby.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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