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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  • As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.
    Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Having made her name with The Best Man, Scary Movie, and Ally McBeal, this new, different note satisfies Hall’s longtime dream of working with Anderson.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • The series begins before Gein has ever killed, in 1945, as dawning awareness of death camps in Europe fills the air with sadism and conspiracy thinking.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Then vice-captain Theo Hernandez in the summer and so in addition to his apparent timelessness on the pitch, Modric fills the leadership gap left by Simon Kjaer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Olivier Giroud.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Sates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sates. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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