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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During a hearing on Monday, Sweeney expressed skepticism that the 24 hours notice that the administration had pledged to provide would satisfy the U.S. Supreme Court's April 7 order requiring migrants be given the opportunity to challenge their removals in court.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Each sandwich is crafted with 100 percent real butter, the best real cheese, fresh-baked bread and real garlic for a crispy, cheesy, satisfying bite every time.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Sunrise on the Reaping First Look There are no first-look images from the set or trailers to quench our thirst just yet, but Lionsgate did give fans a little something to hang onto during this year's CinemaCon.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users NYT Mini Today: Hints, Clues And Answers For Wednesday, April 2 Cory Booker Breaks Record With 25-Hour Speech Blasting Trump Use it for: Mixing with bold spirits, quenching your thirst, or cutting juices for a lighter spritz.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Slake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slake. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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