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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
satisfy .
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Examples
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Since then, the usage of this onomatopoeic word has soared as jargonauts in a variety of fields embrace it, and I remain bullish on blips because the word satisfies a need for “sudden, minor shock; meaningless interruption.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Since then, the usage of this onomatopoeic word has soared as jargonauts in a variety of fields embrace it, and I remain bullish on blips because the word satisfies a need for “sudden, minor shock; meaningless interruption.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A long prison term satisfies the need to exact justice in response to a terrible loss and keeps the offender off the road, at least for a few years.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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A long prison term satisfies the need to exact justice in response to a terrible loss and keeps the offender off the road, at least for a few years.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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A long prison term satisfies the need to exact justice in response to a terrible loss and keeps the offender off the road, at least for a few years.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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A long prison term satisfies the need to exact justice in response to a terrible loss and keeps the offender off the road, at least for a few years.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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Hopefully the WWE title satisfies the big man for a few weeks.
phillyBurbs.com 2008
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Just as art and entertainment heal our wounds, political expression satisfies us even when we are deprived of pragmatic results.
G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011
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Just as art and entertainment heal our wounds, political expression satisfies us even when we are deprived of pragmatic results.
G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011
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I had a very slight inkling that I had seen the face of the deaf mute before; but he has shaved off his beard, and stained his face, so that it is no wonder I did not identify him; but the name satisfies me that he was the first officer of the Yazoo. "
On The Blockade Oliver Optic 1859
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