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as in fine
being to one's liking
we found the meal most satisfactory
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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
Cavedon said the case centers on what happens if a person gives an answer that the officer doesn’t find satisfactory.
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ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
If the United States wins the WBC championship Tuesday, when no outcome besides victory would have been satisfactory, the team will explode in celebration.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
With a combined output of 437 horsepower, the SUV has no trouble getting up to speed and does so at a pace that is both satisfactory and entertaining, thanks to the artificial exhaust note piped through the audio speakers.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
Underwood and Mirkovic are face-to-face, and Underwood is giving his young power forward the business for not giving satisfactory effort on the boards.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
If the United States wins the WBC championship Tuesday, when no outcome besides victory would have been satisfactory, the team will explode in celebration.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
With a combined output of 437 horsepower, the SUV has no trouble getting up to speed and does so at a pace that is both satisfactory and entertaining, thanks to the artificial exhaust note piped through the audio speakers.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
Underwood and Mirkovic are face-to-face, and Underwood is giving his young power forward the business for not giving satisfactory effort on the boards.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for satisfactory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfactory
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Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Several viable sites were dismissed prematurely or without adequate analysis.—
Charles Rilli,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Prolonged blackouts have draped the island and hospitals struggle with providing adequate care.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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So having that conversation with your older material is okay.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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That remembrance of that person also has to wake up, go about their day-to-day life and be okay.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Judd, who seems a decent man, wants to know how Agnes would exemplify her wifely duties.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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Robinson, 27, has been decent for the Knicks but not as effective as earlier in his career.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that raising good humans is still part of the secret sauce to success means that in the end, the kids are going to be alright.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
23 Feb. 2026
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Santa's job is to make sure everybody else is alright.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
21 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Here are The Denver Post’s 20 best fits remaining for the Broncos through rounds four, five, six, seven and beyond, if Denver indeed wants to have a good day Saturday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just being able to be available every single day and also just bring energy and be a good clubhouse guy.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Each press delivers an acceptable amount of tactile feedback and is pretty quiet, too.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
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Downstream water districts warned Branden Ingersoll, a spokesman for the state health department’s Hazardous Materials Division, said the data show arsenic concentration in the water is acceptable for surface water but not for tap water.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI tunes ChatGPT to be broadly helpful and agreeable.—
Tamilla Triantoro,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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Large language models are trained, in part, on human feedback, and humans tend to prefer agreeable responses.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Satisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactory. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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