as in gratifying
to give in to (a desire)
the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering (to)
Verb
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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 -
Seeing the results of their work has been gratifying.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Medleys ruled the show Over the course of the concert, the band interspersed their set list with three crowd-pleasing medleys.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Sep. 2025
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With a rustic, crowd-pleasing presentation and good heat retention, there's no going wrong with using cast-iron cookware.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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How did Chanel maintain her gamine figure while regularly indulging there?—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nominally, this is a feel-good redemption drama, though Perry can’t help indulging some darker impulses as well.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the battery also more than erases the size and weight advantage of the Air compared to Apple’s other phones, spoiling the Air's light weight and thin profile.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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With Trump seemingly on side, Nandy knows GB News and Farage are spoiling for a fight.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 20 colors, there will be any number of hues that fit the bride’s requirements, while satisfying your own taste too.—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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That passion — that enduring sense of purpose — is reflected across the course of a small but satisfying movie about people who are either desperate for something to live for, or living only for their desperation.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Catering (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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