as in satisfied
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 slaked
Since then, fans have had their thirst for BTS content slaked thanks to a series of solo albums, singles and tours.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaked
Verb
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Gartside seemed aware of a certain potential for racial condescension in his worship of Franklin and unsure of how to resolve it, struggling to offer an explanation that satisfied him of her role in the cosmology of Cupid and Psyche 85.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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This comes after an unsuccessful attempt by Anderson's attorney to have the judge end her probation early, who argued in November 2025 that the ex-teacher had already satisfied the terms of her probation, WKMG reported.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fenty Hair – The Rich One Moisture Repair Conditioner gives my hair just enough so it’s quenched, but not weighed down.—
Kayla Greaves,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even still, at some point, the fire has to be quenched.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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My love for wine is always satiated at their Sierra Mar restaurant, beloved for its extensive bottles from around the world and farm-to-table dishes served against floor-to-ceiling windows that frame jagged cliffs.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes it’s satiated by irony, social commentary, or reconfiguration (as in Stephen Graham Jones’s The Buffalo Hunter Hunter), but sometimes only the vintage will do.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But whether our collective desire has been sated is up for (a lot of) debate.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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Those longing for Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders movie will be well sated by this series, which has the same roiling energy, propulsive scoring, and heavily accented gangsters as the British filmmaker’s most popular work.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Slaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaked. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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