sates

present tense third-person singular of sate
1
as in stuffs
to fill with food to capacity I sated myself with an array of decadent offerings from the dessert table

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2
as in satisfies
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire) a huge meal that should have sated everyone's hunger

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  • Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.
    Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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  • These funds come from bond shops like Nuveen and BlackRock, and each portfolio’s mix satisfies the stringent requirements of our own state.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • When the two storylines collide, Nolan stages a clash of A-list titans that throws the director’s usual cerebral machinations aside and instead satisfies his audience with some good old-fashion bloodlust.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
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  • Once in Dun, Mathilda gorges herself on strange delicacies while assembling disparate pieces of Hermia.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • Exactly one feature film in history — The Odyssey — was shot entirely with Imax film cameras and fills a traditional Imax screen from floor to ceiling for its whole run time.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • The result is a continuously growing dataset that fills gaps traditional surveys struggle to reach.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
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“Sates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sates. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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