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Recent Examples of dissatisfy Like in the United Kingdom and Germany, young voters are disproportionately likely to be dissatisfied with mainstream parties and their partisanship is dramatically weaker. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 Across the Yellowstone universe, Sheridan writes of men and women dissatisfied with various aspects of the modern world, from the motor car to private equity. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025 Loading your audio article A group dissatisfied with the performance of Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has begun the the effort to recall her from office, after voters in recent years took similar steps against top prosecutors in Alameda County and San Francisco. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 The two were able to say goodbye, even if it was rushed and dissatisfying, in the premiere. Megan Vick, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissatisfy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfy
Verb
  • This is a great NBA matchup that will not disappoint; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • Holding the iPhone 17 Air will likely be just as astonishing, but get ready to be disappointed with its battery stats.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Some students felt the interview was a blunder the Bills might be displeased with as an organization, but others liked the feistiness and wondered if beleaguered Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams would benefit from a similar approach with local media.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Some of Washington's ideas are also likely to displease Moscow.
    Elizabeth Piper, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But until Tuesday afternoon, four days out, there had been no announcement of what acts would be performing, or even where the show would be held The radio silence annoyed fans, who said so online.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
  • Nearly one-half of Republicans (52%) are annoyed with how much attention is being paid to climate change vs. only 13% for Democrats.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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