as in to humor
to give in to (a desire)
the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth
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Verb
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This gulf has long been a source of misunderstandings, superiority complexes and also humor.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Nov. 2025 -
Even House Speaker Mike Johnson, who otherwise has humored Trump at every turn, has expressed revulsion at the idea of a pardon.—
Robin Abcarian,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bathrooms are smartly designed to fit large shower-baths into a relatively compact space; tiling is dark and mirrored with pleasing gold accents.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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The ex-governor, who was recalled in 2003 and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger, acknowledged his comments won’t please Democrats worried about the party’s large field splintering support, resulting in two Republicans advancing to the November runoff.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Promoting such a high profile film—while also starring in Rachel Sennot’s buzzy HBO comedy I Love LA— has been both gratifying and, at times, nerve-wracking for the actor.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rick Celebrini was gratified to see Macklin evolve into a key player for Canada as opposed to simply getting a small dose of the Olympics as a 19-year-old star who has since returned to the San Jose Sharks.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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His appetite for complexity was increasingly indulged as a means of branding cities and institutions, and his novel forms were deployed as blunt metaphors to absorb and obscure contradictions rather than negotiate them in material and spatial terms.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chris is a freelance journalist who, when not writing or falling further down the Lego rabbit hole, indulges his taste for horror, sci-fi and the post-apocalyptic.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The benefit to donors, in addition to the distribution helping to satisfy RMDs, is that the amount donated is excluded from their taxable income.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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With a spicy-sweet broth, fat pieces of white fish, and coins of petite potatoes, this feel-good bowl will satisfy from last snow to first bloom.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Trump claimed the 11 turbines would spoil the view from his golf course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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We have been spoiled the last two seasons.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Cater (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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