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
Psychologists call this tendency delay of gratification, and decades of research (published in PNAS) have tracked it as one of the most durable predictors of life outcomes, financial ones included.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In addition to skin-plumping and hydrating gratification, the Matkas Triple Pure Serum offers long-term anti-aging benefits.
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Seeking gratification, we have been told, feels good in the moment but worse in the long run.
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Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The best Fourth of July furniture sales are here ahead of schedule this year, which is the kind of immediate gratification anyone who’s been counting down to the long weekend can get behind.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gratification
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In addition to skin-plumping and hydrating gratification, the Matkas Triple Pure Serum offers long-term anti-aging benefits.
—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Seeking gratification, we have been told, feels good in the moment but worse in the long run.
—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The best Fourth of July furniture sales are here ahead of schedule this year, which is the kind of immediate gratification anyone who’s been counting down to the long weekend can get behind.
—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gratification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratification
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Shoppers are reading labels, asking harder questions, and rewarding products that deliver both enjoyment and genuine function.
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The visual accompaniment to the president’s promise of national enjoyment showed two multistory stone arcades running down the length of the Mall—very classical, very retvrn—thronged with crowds.
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But do all this with the knowledge of what brings you contentment—and start charting your course now.
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Barefoot in jeans and a T-shirt, the rock legend is the picture of contentment as waves ripple through the pool behind him from a breeze off the Atlantic.
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For example, a recent study found that remote workers coming to the office one day a month increases productivity by 8% and cuts attrition by a third while boosting job satisfaction and improving communication.
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Winners include people and businesses recognized for outstanding service and customer satisfaction.
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From activewear heroes to beacons of quiet luxury, here are all the labels running their own summer sales right now and the top picks worth grabbing from each (in alphabetical order for your viewing pleasure).
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After learning of an evil rock promoter’s plan to use heavy metal to keep society sedated in a cycle of hedonistic pleasure, a stylish metallic alien arrives on Earth to save humanity and rock out!
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But more than ever before, Nouel said, women are shirking the expectations of previous generations and considering all of their options to happiness, instead of staying in relationships that don't serve them.
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Everyone is over the moon with the experience, especially Aesha, who can barely contain her happiness; the night set the bar very high for the rest of the season.
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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.
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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.
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One of the artists Olivier interviewed, Xang, rapped at blistering decibels to the delight and confusion of a couple hundred stylish black and brown kids.
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By the time Soto picked the ball up and looked toward the infield, Springer was already around third base to score his Little League home run to the delight of the Rogers Centre crowd.
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“Gratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratification. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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