as in enjoyment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met
eating good chocolate gives me a sense of intense gratification
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Recent Examples of gratification
Though she’s performed a handful of shows around the world since her captivating Coachella sets in April, the Mayhem Ball tour has been fine-tuned for optimum fan gratification.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 July 2025
For those who can afford these temporary solves for our aging anxieties, indulging seems to be the easier path to gratification than reckoning with those feelings.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 10 June 2025
With the exception of the instant gratification of the Big Three era, each of the Heat’s builds took time, including with Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
DraftKings Promo Code: Bet $5, Win $150 Bonus Instant gratification is far from the norm in sports betting, but this DraftKings promo is breaking the mold.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 July 2025
For those who can afford these temporary solves for our aging anxieties, indulging seems to be the easier path to gratification than reckoning with those feelings.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 10 June 2025
With the exception of the instant gratification of the Big Three era, each of the Heat’s builds took time, including with Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
DraftKings Promo Code: Bet $5, Win $150 Bonus Instant gratification is far from the norm in sports betting, but this DraftKings promo is breaking the mold.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratification
Noun
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Leaving a population of catchable bass in small lakes and ponds is the key to many hours of future enjoyment.—
Anthony A. Ciuffa,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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Mileage on these titles very much varies, as does critical response and audience enjoyment.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The picture evokes Sunday-afternoon contentment, when nature and faith and the body converge to create a moment of true grace.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
17 July 2025
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This type of contentment is also related to community spirit.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
10 July 2025
Noun
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From low-rise jeans to the tactile satisfaction of flip phones and disposable cameras, many in Cairo's generation are embracing the aesthetics and slower pacing of a pre-streaming, pre-constant-notification world.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Thierry notified me of his satisfaction with another grunt and reached into the pillowy recesses of his fleece to produce a tatty padded envelope stuffed with Euros.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even then, though, the total experience is so disorienting that its mere existence is half the pleasure.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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He’s flown down to Trump’s pleasure palace, where Trump emerges in a pristine white suit like Ricardo Montalban from Fantasy Island — while his VP J.D. Vance is reduced to playing the pint-sized Tattoo.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Research shows that the act of mindfully enjoying an experience amplifies our happiness.—
Sarah Groen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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On July 4, 1776, 56 signatories to the Declaration of Independence signed their death warrants to secure unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness through, among other things, government by the consent of the governed.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The data centers that fuel AI have already gobbled up all of the content on just about every website visible on the internet.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And then there’s Preserve, a delight for the taste buds where food preservation is central to the dining experience.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The family lived modestly on a street in central Edinburgh that was full of delights for a curious child.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Gratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratification. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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