satiation

Example Sentences

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But while appetite and satiation — feeling full and not wanting to eat again — aren't perfectly aligned with being able to lose weight, it might be a helpful starting point.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2023

The main tactic used by periodical cicadas is predator satiation: You can’t eat us all.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022

The word “blockchain” is starting to feel fake… Ah, that would be the semantic satiation kicking in.

From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021

Another possible factor driving overconsumption of ultraprocessed foods is that they are eaten quickly, so people could devour a lot before any satiation mechanisms kick in to slow them down.

From Scientific American • Sep. 24, 2019

Naturally such an attitude would make for the death of passion, as the satiation of passion would make for the development of such an attitude.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore