1
as in to alleviate
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
the players satisfied their hunger after the game with a big pasta dinner
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2
as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
it took me a while to satisfy my attorney that I had good grounds for a lawsuit
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as in to fulfill
to do what is required by the terms of
the contractor had clearly failed to satisfy the terms of the agreement
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as in to please
to give satisfaction to
a hot dinner and a relaxing massage never fails to satisfy her after a long week at work
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as in to compensate
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the owners of the restaurant were generously satisfied for any business lost during the filming
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Recent Examples of satisfy
This dish is simply too good to be true, with all of the right palate pleasers on board to satisfy.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
That would effectively hold the threat of re-prosecution over Adams’ head and make his liberty contingent upon his satisfying the future whims of Trump’s DOJ.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
With Narnia, the two week exclusive window for Imax was crucial to establishing a long enough run to satisfy theater circuits like Cinemark that operate Imax auditoriums.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
To get to high enough levels to satisfy the cutting goals would require stiff reductions to programs involving health care, education and aid for low-income Americans.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
That would effectively hold the threat of re-prosecution over Adams’ head and make his liberty contingent upon his satisfying the future whims of Trump’s DOJ.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
With Narnia, the two week exclusive window for Imax was crucial to establishing a long enough run to satisfy theater circuits like Cinemark that operate Imax auditoriums.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
To get to high enough levels to satisfy the cutting goals would require stiff reductions to programs involving health care, education and aid for low-income Americans.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfy
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There’s also evidence that the breakdown of prebiotics in your gut can contribute to satiety (or fullness) as well as alleviate constipation by helping push stool along.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
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The foundation aims to alleviate poverty and related issues, such as addiction, through economic development in northeastern Kentucky.—
Aneri Pattani,
NBC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Republicans worked hard in recent years to court Venezuelan American voters in Florida, convinced that their party’s focus on law and order and attacks on socialism could win over the fast-growing group.—
Patricia Mazzei,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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That Vera convinces him to sounds like a standard the-show-must-go-on movie triumph.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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While not for everyone, this lifestyle allows some workers to fulfill their travel dreams.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Obermann is set to fulfill a role at another, undisclosed music company following his departure in March.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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There would be no way to run a private company with the prices and services of the USPS that would please shareholders.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The approach this year doesn’t mean that the resulting legislation will please everyone or will automatically sail through the legislature, said Clifford, a Centennial Democrat and police officer.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
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Families were just large enough to compensate for the fact that nearly half of all babies born would never celebrate their fifth birthday.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The legislation resembles statutes and executive orders in states including Georgia, Virginia, Texas and Oklahoma that try to block the NCAA from enforcing rules related to NIL and compensating athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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This growing thirst is slaked by an ever-expanding array of sophisticated cocktails, available year-round at countless contemporary bars and restaurants.—
Brad Japhe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plus, The Weeknd made fans wait three years for a new project after being omnipresent at the start of the decade, resulting in a thirst for new music that was slaked by a 22-song opus ripe for racking up major streaming totals.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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To accomplish that, the farmers had to persuade their clients to embrace a new aesthetic: less polished and more primal, twining and frondy, founded on blossoms that might be too lush and soft to endure weeks of refrigerated storage but could be guaranteed to look and smell like nothing else.—
Maryn McKenna,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
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McCafferty wasn’t persuaded by the state’s arguments, which concerned player safety and integrity of the sport.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, Modi delighted Trump by inviting him before a cheering crowd of more than 100,000 people to inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium in his home state of Gujarat.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
14 Feb. 2025
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An adorable video of a Chihuahua who loves to floss has delighted the internet, as TikTok users can't get enough of his love of dental hygiene.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Satisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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