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gratify

[grat-uh-fahy] / ˈgræt əˌfaɪ /


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Does the work you do now gratify you any differently than it did when you were starting out?

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was gratify.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

To counteract the grease, you’ll want to home in on the kale-blue cheese slaw or the watermelon-feta-mint salad, a pair of sides that will gratify the palate and settle your conscience.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

Too often, ads are written to gratify sellers rather than bring in buyers, according to Saatchi.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022

That was the way he lived; he passed his days trying to defeat or gratify powerful impulses in a world he feared.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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