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Recent Examples of gratification For more instant gratification, grab a muddler (or the back of a wooden spoon or the end of a rolling pin). The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025 Over time, technology addiction rewires the brain to expect instant gratification, depleting the brain’s cognitive patience and threshold for tolerating frustration in the process. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 Kids are used to instant gratification from their devices and have shorter attention spans, Koeller added. Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025 Gen Xers delayed gratification, equating material success with personal worth. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for gratification
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Noun
  • Part of his enjoyment came from being surrounded by talented actors like Carell, Fey, Domingo, Calvani and Kenney-Silver.
    Sean Mandell, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Although that trip was born from an educational perspective, there was a high level of luxury and enjoyment.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The truth is that silence can be mistaken for contentment.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The prospect of him dying brought her contentment.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While toxic cultures drain energy and stifle performance, the opposite is also true — positive work environments fuel productivity, collaboration and employee satisfaction.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Survey participants for the personal finance index were asked to rate their satisfaction with their financial situation, general cost of living, and whether their disposable household income was enough to lead a comfortable life in their country of residence.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wide open areas with branching paths and extremely verticality are key to Metroidvania games like Hollow Knight, but usually the pleasure derived from unlocking a previously dead-end space comes from having an interconnected world.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Despite something of a false opening promise, Last Rites is appropriately terrifying, far more successful on a scare-by-scare basis than the second or third films and a really frothy return to the aesthetic pleasures of Wan’s first Conjuring.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Advertisement The American Dream—the promise of happiness and financial success through hard work—has, of course, never truly been attainable to all.
    Alice Lassman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And though Bezos hasn’t bought Vogue for his new bride as was reported for a while, and the two did reportedly sign a prenup, none of that seems to be affecting their current happiness.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This hair tool bag from Famoplay keeps straighteners, curling irons, and blowout brushes safe, organized, and away from the rest of your suitcase’s contents.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Smith is a delight to watch.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Haunted Scream Park opening weekend 'Tis the season for frights and delights!
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Gratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratification. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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