as in to satisfy
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
a harrowing experience while mountain climbing has largely slaked my desire for high adventure
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Recent Examples of slake
Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
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JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Asia London Palomba is a Travel + Leisure writer from Rome who travels internationally several times a year to visit her family in Italy or to slake her wanderlust in various European and Asian countries.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Still, no concession from the British government is likely to slake the nationalists' thirst for a referendum.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
All of that winter moisture had simply sunken or slaked the thirsty vegetation, and vanished.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Asia London Palomba is a Travel + Leisure writer from Rome who travels internationally several times a year to visit her family in Italy or to slake her wanderlust in various European and Asian countries.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Still, no concession from the British government is likely to slake the nationalists' thirst for a referendum.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
All of that winter moisture had simply sunken or slaked the thirsty vegetation, and vanished.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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Focusing on a few key essentials is enough to satisfy Google and get most websites some quick SEO wins.—
Nick Zviadadze,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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While a game like No Man's Sky, with its procedural generation and ambition, might be more stunning, there's something uniquely charming and satisfying about the simplicity of Astroneer.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 June 2025
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With two percent salicylic acid, the formula has niacinamide and glycerin to quench thirsty skin.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
17 May 2025
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This is the system Trump repeatedly targeted earlier this year for failing to bring enough water to quench Southern California’s devastating winter blazes.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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“Slake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slake. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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