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Thousands of Tacomans, joined by rail fans from miles around, will slake their curiosity this weekend by exploring Sound Transit’s new Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake the thirst of things We have created, cattle and men in great numbers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

For what would have been the price of a ticket to the movies, customers also got bottomless soda refills to help slake what many expected would be a vengeful thirst from eating all that popcorn.

From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2022

That left me to slake my pie lust whenever one turned up at church potlucks or extended family gatherings.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2022

We slake our thirst, let the warm water pour over our itching bodies.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The lake that slakes the thirst of 40 million people in cities, farms and tribes across seven Southwestern states is down to about 30% of capacity.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022

Zero Dark Thirty slakes a thirst for vengeance and leaves an aftertaste of gall.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013

Orange juice from National Juice Corp. slakes their thirst.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hungry, he munches a sandwich, first food in 33 hours, slakes his dry throat from the still half-filled canteen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Water is the simplest beverage and is in reality the foundation of nearly all drinks, for it is the water in them that slakes thirst.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

But betel chew—a mixture of areca nuts, betel leaves and slaked lime—is entirely different from datura.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Roman concrete consisted of a mixture of a white powder known as slaked lime, small particles and rock fragments called tephra ejected by volcanic eruptions, and water.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 5, 2023

How much heat, in kilojoules, is associated with the production of 1 ton of slaked lime?

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

In downtown Beijing, parched commuters have traditionally slaked their thirsts with fruit juice or tea but many are following the global craft beer boom and turning to refreshing pale ales.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2016

Once he’d slaked the thirst, he sat up and looked around.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Trainees practiced slaking lime, sieving, mixing and preparing mortar while working on the gate.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023

When it comes to slaking Southern California’s colossal thirst for water, more and more local governments are searching their own sewer lines for a solution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022

Thank you for keeping up with slaking our thirst.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2020

Depending on the source, you will hear that the Ogallala Aquifer slaking the huge cattle feedlots from Amarillo to Dodge City will be drunk dry in as few as 20 years.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2018

They require a great deal more oxygen than an alcohol lamp, which ought to be preferred when a stove or slaking lime or hot iron or bricks immersed in water are not available.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various