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

Satiety -- N. satiety, satisfaction, saturation, repletion, glut, surfeit; cloyment†, satiation; weariness &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark