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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Create Layers Gardens in shade often rely less on color and more on other attributes to please the eye.
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The steeply descending main street of Haworth is filled with tea shops, pubs and stores clearly dedicated to pleasing Brontë pilgrims, but its basic form, including the original stationery store where the sisters once bought their paper, remains the same.
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This is particularly gratifying given the absurd and cruel trolling the young actress received from the toxic corners of internet fandom leading up to the film’s release.
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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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At the same time, centrists swung against a left that had indulged its purist tendencies.
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Throughout the evening, Angela eagerly seeks Hawk and Piña’s approval, while Joe refuses to indulge them.
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If there isn't enough money to satisfy every creditor, state probate laws determine the order in which claims are paid.
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The Justices ruled the president cannot redefine birthright citizenship, and all children who are born in the United States, whether their parents are in the country legally or not, satisfy citizenship requirements in the 14th amendment.
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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 4 Jul. 2026.
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