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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards the teen's first attempt at cooking dinner was actually quite satisfactory

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Recent Examples of satisfactory The player: Luis Ortiz Ortiz’s first three starts, respectively, could be classified as ugly, satisfactory and excellent. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 The team and Booth failed to reach terms on an extension that both parties felt was satisfactory before the 2024-25 season got underway, per Haynes. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025 Cloudy and Brittle Dishes and Glassware Dishwashers use water to make everything inside them sparkling clean, but when a home has hard water, the results can be less than satisfactory. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025 This graphics arrangement in the HP AIO is satisfactory for video streaming and, based on the numbers, should suffice for light 1080p modern gaming at high detail settings. PCMAG, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for satisfactory
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Adjective
  • Because there is no remedy for migrants who have already been deported, the ACLU lawyers asked the Supreme Court to provide guidance to lower courts about what measures are required for adequate notice to contest deportations.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Furthermore, building trust in AI systems and providing adequate training on how to use them effectively will be crucial for adoption.
    Jim Stratton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • There have been constant rumors the attacker has been close to signing a new contract at San Siro, but a deal has not yet been agreed and there may well be Champions League clubs interested in him this summer after his fine personal form during the team’s otherwise tumultuous campaign.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • The team first crushes the rocks into fine grains and separates out the zircons using dense liquids and magnetic fields.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tellez is a decent hitter — sort of dangerous but also not dangerous enough to prevent him from being let go each of the past two offseasons.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
  • Those who stuck around to watch the game saw a decent debut for the Hopkins native outshone by another former UConn star, Napheesa Collier, who scored 34 to equal the Lynx record for most points in a season opener, per ESPN.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • So there’s always lines that are news to me and in a good way.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
  • Police and fire departments have sometimes defeated disparate impact challenges over physical fitness test requirements on grounds that good fitness is essential to those jobs.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • My suspicion is that the Air will have a design that will turn heads, and if battery life is acceptable, will prove very popular.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Starting May 7, air travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, passport, or other acceptable identification for domestic flights.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2025

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“Satisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactory. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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