as in to humor
to give in to (a desire)
the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth
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In a live interview, Jimmy Kimmel asked Aniston to humor him in a huge way.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025 -
The actor then humored the crowd with an impression of the old Hollywood mogul recounting his pursuits of a beautiful woman in the Paramount commissary.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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In short, queso brings the heat and texture, while cheese dip focuses on velvety, crowd-pleasing comfort.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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That’s why my NYT Cooking colleague Margaux Laskey has created a collection of kid-friendly recipes to please whole families — children and adults, eating the same meal in harmony.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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By virtue of its sheer scale, everything that gratifies us about submarine cables feels amplified a hundredfold in 2Africa; the same goes for everything that worries us.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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But for now, having the product in people’s hands and offering women a solution unlike anything else is gratifying.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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The other people Ye tries to big-foot into indulging his perverse Peter Pan complex fare more poorly.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Whether that’s indulging Wes Anderson’s imagination (as a three-time member of his ever-growing ensemble) or producing her own projects, Johansson always manages to surprise.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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There’s something satisfying about the victim-less crime.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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What results, though, is a tonally erratic chore that might not satisfy either party.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Wildcats spoiled the Nittany Lions' homecoming game, outscoring them 9-7 in the fourth quarter to just squeak out the win.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The North Carolina Courage spoiled Bay FC’s last home game of the season Friday night as Manaka Matsukubo’s hat trick led to a resounding 4-1 win, matching the most lopsided home loss in Bay’s two-year history.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Cater (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater%20%28to%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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