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
Compared to skin care’s need to wait for efficacy validation, color cosmetics offer immediate gratification, lower decision-making costs, and even the promise of going viral online.
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Denni Hu, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Choose long-term security over instant gratification.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The immediate gratification demanded by right-wing influencers inevitably conflicts with the level of behind-the-scenes preparation required to bring even the most slapdash case in court.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Shortform content has become increasingly popular, and with shorter videos have come shorter attention spans that value instant or near-instant gratification.
—Ernest Sturm, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gratification
Denni Hu, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Choose long-term security over instant gratification.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The immediate gratification demanded by right-wing influencers inevitably conflicts with the level of behind-the-scenes preparation required to bring even the most slapdash case in court.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Shortform content has become increasingly popular, and with shorter videos have come shorter attention spans that value instant or near-instant gratification.
—Ernest Sturm, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gratification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratification
Noun
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When the Moon enters Taurus, enjoyment gives your confidence something solid to build on.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Ben Shapiro’s heartwarming enjoyment of musical theater?—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Miller knelt down in the middle of it all with a wry look of contentment.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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These muted in-between tones promote quiet contentment, versus the excitement stirred by pure red or yellow.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Within months, customer satisfaction had fallen sharply and service quality had grown inconsistent.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Seeing clients reorient themselves from uncertain to unstoppable is one of the most rewarding parts of her work, and this satisfaction continues to guide her momentum.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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For a completist like me, the pleasures of MTV Unplugged came from hearing overfamiliar songs freshened up, if rarely truly reimagined.—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
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The property’s pleasures certainly help.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Martin also hopes to remind others that happiness is not about a number on a scale.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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But this album is even more a celebration of memory, with plenty of current happiness thrown in too — as if his recollections about his Liverpool boyhood and his contemporary mash notes to his wife, Nancy Shevell, occupied adjacent spots on his personal timeline.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Noun
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These features are designed to support a wide range of content creation needs, from interviews and vlogs to documentary and narrative filmmaking.—
Deadline,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Ephemera is so often illustrative of the inner life of a character, a direct, beating correlative of the contents of their hearts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Musical delight did not seem to be biologically endowed in quite the direct way people had assumed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The jingle has staying power — much to the delight of prolific thriller author James Patterson, who helped write the lyrics in his early career in advertising.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratification. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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