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
This growing thirst is slaked by an ever-expanding array of sophisticated cocktails, available year-round at countless contemporary bars and restaurants.
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Brad Japhe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
And those who were curious for a view into Montag’s life had endless ways to slake that appetite, only one of them a weekly cable-TV reality show.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
This charging technology will slake it John Voelcker 28 Aug 2019
18 min read
On the A13 highway in Germany, a harried mom pulls into a rest stop, her two restless teenagers in the back of the family’s electric SUV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2019
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Brad Japhe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
And those who were curious for a view into Montag’s life had endless ways to slake that appetite, only one of them a weekly cable-TV reality show.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
This charging technology will slake it John Voelcker 28 Aug 2019
18 min read
On the A13 highway in Germany, a harried mom pulls into a rest stop, her two restless teenagers in the back of the family’s electric SUV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slake
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In 20 colors, there will be any number of hues that fit the bride’s requirements, while satisfying your own taste too.—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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Glazed doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, and pain au chocolat satisfy those with a sweet tooth, while a pan con tomate station, an excellent Spanish cheese spread, and tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelet) kept things local.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Sep. 2025
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Traditional methods rely on heating metals to extreme temperatures, then rapidly quenching them to trap atoms in a chaotic arrangement.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Use the upcoming weeks to quench the thirst for fulfillment.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Slake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slake. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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