satiation

Example Sentences

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And if you use all-in-one pancake mix, you can have these in your belly in minutes and spend the rest of the day in a state of blissful satiation.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022

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

But aside from the satiation they afforded his taste for the strange and picturesque, I am sure they reflected no gross or sensual appetite.

From Twelve Men by Dreiser, Theodore