sat

Definition of satnext
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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  • Many of those Mexicans saw their property squatted on or seized by the courts of their new nation.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Kay squatted by a monitor, bobbing his head to the beat.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
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  • Prosecutors at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague — which formally is part of Kosovo's judicial system although seated abroad — have asked for a maximum 45-year prison sentence for Thaci and the other defendants.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Prosecutors at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague — which formally is part of Kosovo’s judicial system although seated abroad — have asked for a maximum 45-year prison sentence for Thaci and the other defendants.
    Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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  • The widespread interest in the Guthrie case has spawned endless speculation and conspiracy theories in the press and on social media.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Another popular meme was spawned by an interview where Grande choked up, and took a long pause, after she was asked how working with Erivo has changed her.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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  • Later that day, Jackson stood once again on the Lorraine Motel balcony at the National Civil Rights Museum during its annual commemoration, sitting in the front row as nearly 500 people gathered for music, speeches and a solemn wreath‑laying ceremony honoring King’s life.
    Diana Leyva, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
  • One model who stood her ground and refused part of a makeover was Cycle 6’s Dani Evans.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
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  • The recall prompted the European Union to set stricter limits on cereulide levels considered safe for consumption in baby products.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The storms that pummeled Southern California this week brought dramatic wind gusts, bursts of rain and lightning that set trees on fire, not to mention heavy snow.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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  • Mountbatten-Windsor put his arm around Giuffre with Maxwell standing close, smiling.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But the table is so congested that putting any kind of winning run together could make a real difference while the teams above them are distracted by European commitments.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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  • The bodies of 53 unidentified Palestinians, along with 86 unidentified human remains, were laid to rest Friday at a mass burial in a cemetery in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Young Sherlock is attracting attention ahead of its Prime Video debut, and the series trailer has now laid claim to a record audience.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • Thaksin has denied there was such a deal.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, for the first nearly 2 billion years of Earth’s history, there was no appreciable oxygen in the planet’s atmosphere at all.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Sat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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