as in to humor
to give in to (a desire)
the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth
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Difficult material, yes—but somehow Sandler injects snap and humor into these pages, whether they’re set at the welfare office or on the road in the Dominican Republic, making this a true pleasure to read.
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Kim Kardashian famously donned the classic piece to humor her mother in Khloé and Lamar's wedding special.
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There’s some heartbreaking moments where Mary’s trying so hard to please him.
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This is a solid all-rounder that will please most gamers.
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But any correspondence between string theory and experiment is gratifying to Vafa, who has spent the past four decades trying to wrest the theory from the purely conceptual realm to the point of generating testable predictions.
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The original is a gratifying valentine.
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Onboard, guests can indulge at eight different restaurants, ranging in style from Pan-Asian and French to poolside pizza and a steakhouse.
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Chris is a freelance journalist who, when not writing, skywatching, playing games or building Lego, indulges his taste for horror, sci-fi and the post-apocalyptic.
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But there is a wide variety of products that address different skin concerns, from peptide serums for wrinkles to satisfying face masks to deeply hydrated skin.
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Treating this as a binary choice means optimizing for one group at the expense of the other, which tends to produce policies that satisfy neither.
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Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.
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Against Australia in the last 16, Argentina were again labouring when faced with an inferior opponent, digging in and determined to spoil their World Cup dreams.
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“Cater (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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