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as in pleased
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
satisfied customers tend to come back over and over
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as in happy
feeling that one's needs or desires have been met
a satisfied vacationer is one who has spent the time doing exactly what he or she wanted
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as in satiated
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
the players satisfied their hunger after the game with a big pasta dinner
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as in convinced
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
it took me a while to satisfy my attorney that I had good grounds for a lawsuit
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as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of
the contractor had clearly failed to satisfy the terms of the agreement
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as in delighted
to give satisfaction to
a hot dinner and a relaxing massage never fails to satisfy her after a long week at work
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as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the owners of the restaurant were generously satisfied for any business lost during the filming
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Recent Examples of satisfied
Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
In one of the provisions, there is language that vests in the President the discretion to determine whether the criteria have been satisfied.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
Though Searchlight hasn't released a budgetary estimate, the small-scale picture was likely a modest enough production to be satisfied by that opening performance.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
But Dooley wasn’t satisfied remaining in the cinematic backwater that was 1980s Cuba.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
In one of the provisions, there is language that vests in the President the discretion to determine whether the criteria have been satisfied.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
Food director Chris Morocco’s Pasta With Creamy Mushroom Ragù, full of rich umami notes, satisfied that craving.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
Though Searchlight hasn't released a budgetary estimate, the small-scale picture was likely a modest enough production to be satisfied by that opening performance.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfied
Adjective
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Her director wasn’t pleased, but her director’s approval hadn’t gotten her anywhere in the past.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The look on his face was pleased, flattered, almost boyish.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Needless to say, the league and other owners weren’t happy with the 34% of $84 million annually that had come out of the bankruptcy proceedings, but the Dodgers pointed out that those terms were driven by court proceedings.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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No home videos from happier days, now tinged with the ominousness of a tragedy in the making.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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My love for wine is always satiated at their Sierra Mar restaurant, beloved for its extensive bottles from around the world and farm-to-table dishes served against floor-to-ceiling windows that frame jagged cliffs.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes it’s satiated by irony, social commentary, or reconfiguration (as in Stephen Graham Jones’s The Buffalo Hunter Hunter), but sometimes only the vintage will do.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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However, Brenda's two daughters, Michelle Wonders and Monica Tagas, were left questioning the investigation, convinced that their mother had been murdered, per the Chronicle.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nearly two months ago, AMC sold most of its Hycroft Mining stake to the gold and silver mine’s largest investor, Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott, who convinced AMC to join him in making their original investment in 2022.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Delivery orders are fulfilled in partnership with Shipt.—
Emery Glover,
Des Moines Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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While setting a record is an auspicious goal, some notables were already fulfilled in the nomination process.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, some 1,600 miles away in Abilene, the owner of Seven and One Books, Arlene Kasselman, also has been delighted with the response to the phone outside her store.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the mid-1980s, around the time The Goonies delighted moviegoers with its story of pirate treasure, the 39-year-old Cuban American archaeologist Roger Dooley was deep in a Byzantine Spanish archive, hunting for a treasure ship of his own.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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Her bill includes a handful of exceptions so that prisoners may be compensated for other activities, according to a copy obtained by the Statesman.—
Kevin Fixler
January 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Brad Alford traveled to Miami from Los Angeles and was glad to talk about the victory.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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Gortenburg was glad to see Gracie staying close to the fence.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Satisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfied. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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