contenting

present participle of content

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contenting
Verb
  • In short, queso brings the heat and texture, while cheese dip focuses on velvety, crowd-pleasing comfort.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Frehley’s contributions to the record were reduced, including his crowd-pleasing signature solos, and Kiss began its tour to support the disc with Vinnie Vincent replacing Frehley.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gen Alpha’s latest viral catchphrase is baffling adults and delighting kids across the country.
    Kimberly Richardson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The video-sharing phenomenon has captivated billions, upending old ways of doing things, generating vast revenues, and delighting people around the world.
    Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There's something satisfying about cleaning windows and getting a streak-free finish.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There’s something satisfying about the victim-less crime.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Toronto taxed Snell, the two-time Cy Young award winner, and expelled him from the game in the sixth, feasting on his underwhelming replacements.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In the musical film, HUNTR/X faces their biggest threat yet in the form of the Saja Boys, a rival boy band comprised of demons intent on stealing the ladies' fanbase and feasting on their souls.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last week, relations between Washington and Moscow appeared to be warming after Trump held a call with Putin and did not approve Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for long-range Tomahawk missiles.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • More intense rainfall events from storms of all kinds are becoming more likely as warming temperatures prime the atmosphere to hold more water vapor.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Contenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contenting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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