sat

past tense of sit
1
as in squatted
to rest on the buttocks or haunches everybody needs to sit down because it's time for class

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2
as in seated
to cause to sit down the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch

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3
as in spawned
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop we didn't want to disturb the hens, as they were sitting

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Recent Examples of sat Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg. Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024 The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps. Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024 Cold temperatures did not stop two dogs in Colorado from fetching two tennis balls that sat perfectly on top of a lake. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 In the 2023 World Baseball Classic, his fastball sat 100 mph. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Which made for an ugly game on Saturday, when Towns sat due to what the team listed as patellar tendinopathy in his right knee. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024 The minimalist dress also featured a black belt, which sat above Lawrence's baby bump. Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sat
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  • The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Brockington squatted 664 pounds, breaking his own record from last year by 50 pounds, and posted a vertical jump of 42 inches.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • The man passed the baby, the only passenger without a life jacket, to another man, who lowered the child into the outstretched arms of her mother already seated in the boat.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Deborah Lavioletta, a lifelong Detroiter and 73-year-old pharmaceutical representative, was seated on a media podium, swaying to the music behind two younger women dancing enthusiastically at a cocktail table.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Other events in the secondary season include the November 2018 tornado outbreak which spawned at least 10 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, killing one person and injuring three others.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The film spawned a divisive sequel — which was also directed by Dante, but not written by Columbus.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Protests surround store opening As customers first entered the new Shein store on Wednesday, riot police officers stood watch.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The original downtown Detroit space stood for more than 30 years but closed more than a decade ago.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • No more having to wait for the preheat temperature or worrying about forgetting to set it.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Artistic director Eddine Noël did much of the research into the time period and the environment of the Kansai region in which the film is set, and built a replica of the house featured in the novel, and the team designed the house with Western furniture to represent the cultural fusion.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Johnson’s 55-yard TD run in the third quarter put MidAmerica Nazarene up 31-0.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Younger consumers are, as Veblen might put it, performing taste with efficiency.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • An equerry laid a wreath on behalf of Queen Camilla, 78, who watched the ceremony from a balcony nearby alongside Princess Kate.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Prince William, in the traditional military-style coat and hat, took part in proceedings and laid a wreath.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • Then too there was a whole other set of incentives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Hell there was even a cartoon about it.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Sat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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