sates

present tense third-person singular of sate
1
as in stuffs
to fill with food to capacity I sated myself with an array of decadent offerings from the dessert table

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2
as in satisfies
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire) a huge meal that should have sated everyone's hunger

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Verb
  • Wilson is again a dominant force on both ends of the floor, stuffs the box score with points, rebounds and blocks, and has improved every season while keeping the Aces as a perennial contender.
    Annie Costabile, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
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  • And now, that should produce a release date that satisfies audiences.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Once in Dun, Mathilda gorges herself on strange delicacies while assembling disparate pieces of Hermia.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • The smell of freshly ground espresso and incense fills the air, and staff speak to patients in hushed, discreet tones, almost as if discussing state secrets.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The person who fills gaps consistently becomes indispensable to the people around them.
    Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Sates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sates. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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