satisfies

present tense third-person singular of satisfy
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as in alleviates
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 compensates
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 satisfies Why the offer’s terms matter The statutory consequence applies only if the offer satisfies the law’s requirements. — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 Organizations must determine whether software seamlessly satisfies end-user intent and business domain expectations. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The models are deliberately tuned to favor the shortest, computationally cheapest response that satisfies the bare minimum requirements of a query. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The kind of dessert that satisfies your craving, but doesn’t taste too sickly sweet. — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 In two or more dimensions, both of these lines count as fractals — that’s because a line takes up no area and leaves most of the surrounding space empty, which satisfies the condition of having many holes. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 The natural sweetness of the dates satisfies my sweet tooth without relying on additional sugar. — Jennifer Berger, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026 This creamy and cozy casserole is somehow still perfectly light and bright, as friendly as a summer side that satisfies those buttery cravings. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Shortening the distance between them, Apple says, alleviates data bottlenecks among the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, enabling better sustained multitasking performance and unlocking new capabilities for running local AI models.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore said the arrangement alleviates concerns about circular financing because third-party investors would provide most of the capital, while Nvidia would participate only to a limited extent.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Costner cited a scene in which Dunbar introduces the Lakota tribe to coffee and convinces them to partake by sweetening it heavily.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • ClickFix has spread quickly because the attacker convinces the victim to take the final action.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson agreed that whether or not Johnson fulfills his pledge to transparently outline the projection will prove critical.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This fulfills a key demand for nearly 30 percent of consumers.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
  • For something more substantial, Ramsey’s pleases both vegetarians and meat eaters with options such as BBQ brisket sandwich with homemade onion straws or Zucchini Noodle Thai Bowl.
    — Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • For years, Whitehouse’s state has been grappling with challenges stemming from how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services compensates healthcare providers.
    — David Lim, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Pay now or later, or not at all Some mutual fund share classes charge a sales commission, or load, that compensates the broker or advisor who sells the fund.
    — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Professional patient Argan indulges his every ailment, and schemes to marry off his daughter to a doctor to save on medical bills.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
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  • The eight-episode series, written by Peter Ocko, follows a giant tech conglomerate that persuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Her muscle Joe keeps bleeding her for more money to find Ethel, who has seemingly disappeared.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Satisfies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfies. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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