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
That factors out to more than $11 million per year to slake a terrestrial data center’s thirst.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Anything grew here, the endless Los Angeles Basin could absorb everyone, and if there wasn’t enough water to slake the thirst of metropolitan ambitions, engineers and taxpayers would see to it that water from far away – even very far away – would be brought here.
—Elizabeth A. Logan, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
The Wild West-esque watering hole opened its doors in 1883 and has been slaking customers’ thirst ever since.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Since then, fans have had their thirst for BTS content slaked thanks to a series of solo albums, singles and tours.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Anything grew here, the endless Los Angeles Basin could absorb everyone, and if there wasn’t enough water to slake the thirst of metropolitan ambitions, engineers and taxpayers would see to it that water from far away – even very far away – would be brought here.
—Elizabeth A. Logan, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
The Wild West-esque watering hole opened its doors in 1883 and has been slaking customers’ thirst ever since.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Since then, fans have had their thirst for BTS content slaked thanks to a series of solo albums, singles and tours.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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Another potential outcome is a bank levy, which allows a creditor to reach directly into your checking or savings account and seize funds to satisfy a debt, no advance notice required.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Only time will tell whether Macron’s offer will satisfy European partners – or prevent them from deciding to take matters into their own hands.—
Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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To quench your thirst, sip water or plain fizzy water.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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My skin was quenched and cleansed at once, and Vargas’ fluency in her craft made the time absolutely fly by.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Slake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slake. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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