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verb

past tense of satisfy
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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 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
Adjective
The crew would indeed appear to be at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, because the Navy wasn’t satisfied with disabling the speedboat with a single powerful strike, but kept bombing it to smithereens after the initial hit. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025 Austin was reportedly satisfied with the idea of ending his in-ring career on that note. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
He was sentenced to 50 days in jail, which has already been satisfied by time served following his arrest, and five years probation. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025 The Packers satisfied a major need by adding an elite pass rusher. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for satisfied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfied
Adjective
  • Series creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has made numerous changes to the source material, very few of which pleased fans or made much sense.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The wedding guests appeared more than pleased to have puppies around, and everyone got cuddles.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nadel, who is openly gay, muses on how the deaths of gay men subsidized his easy, happy childhood.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Though Todd and Julie's homecoming was received with overwhelming warmth by the extended Chrisley clan and all their friends, not every member of the core crew is happy with how the pick-up went down.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having said all of that, Iftiu's ambitions are far from satiated.
    William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What is certain, however, is that Max Verstappen’s hunger is not satiated.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ciara recently opened up about a time her husband, Russell Wilson, convinced a teenager with leukemia to stick with his treatment, an act that wound up changing his story from coming to an end.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While many echoed this sentiment in the comments and their own TikTok videos, not everyone is convinced.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Half of Walmart’s online orders are fulfilled from stores, with the rest coming from Walmart warehouses and seller warehouses.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two dachshund siblings have delighted viewers on Instagram after a video of them cuddling together on their shared daybed went viral, drawing more than 134,000 likes and a flood of emotional responses from viewers.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • It’s left supporters on Capitol Hill delighted, frustrated, or wondering what’s next.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the extent to which Netzer was considered the key man beforehand, but his poor form eventually cost him a place in the West German starting XI, and the side compensated for his absence through discipline and energy rather than flair.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Lee agreed Canto-Osorio did fumble, but was glad to catch a break.
    Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Most pay equity advocates are glad men's earnings have increased, said Katherine Gallagher Robbins, senior research fellow for the National Partnership for Women & Families.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

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