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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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
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  • 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
  • Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • If Clark Lea's team can't pull off the upset, then Kalen DeBoer, who had been hot-seated a few weeks prior, suddenly has 2025's best one-loss resume by far, with two wins over top-20 teams that have otherwise not lost.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Normani, Ally Brooke, and Dinah Jane were shown several times seated at a prominent ballroom-side table dressed to the nines in support of their sister in song.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Yates then made an issue of it on the podcast, which spawned an interesting discussion with Kiper.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What started as a daily ritual for millions of listeners has spawned a digital empire for the sisters.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Three hundred and thirty days after Hersh was taken, her son's body was returned to her – 114 pounds on a frame that once stood six feet tall, and now, had six wounds.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Officers have stood guard at the yellow police tape around the clock since Sunday.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Why he was executed on day 328, point blank, at the hands of Hamas, hours before approaching Israel Defense Forces would have set him free.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers’ rotation appears set for this series.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Let the filter dry completely before putting it back and using the blow dryer again.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Notre Dame had a 79-yard TD drive in the third quarter and a 52-yarder in the fourth to put the game away.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • He was laid to rest at Vista Memorial Gardens in Miami Lakes.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Ventura’s civil suit, filed in 2023 and settled quickly, laid the foundation for the federal case now nearing its conclusion.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • According to its website, there was a buzz about Dave’s from the start.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Even though there was a collection of quarterbacks to start games between the Bernie Kosar era and the 1996 relocation, this is where the quarterback wilderness count usually begins.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Sat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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