sated
Americanadjective
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fully satisfied.
After that deep bowl of superb salad, I left sated and content.
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overfilled with or overexposed to something to the point of being unable to bear more; glutted, as with food, pleasure, etc..
Congratulations for adding flavor to an old debate being forced upon a sated populace.
verb
Etymology
Origin of sated
Example Sentences
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Oil markets have been relatively subdued considering the escalating conflict, in part because global consumers are well sated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The question for investors posed by biotech’s strong performance last year was whether the run-up a sign of outperformance yet to come, or whether demand for biotech stocks had been sated.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
Power can never have enough, it can't be sated.
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
In fact, give him those and his appetite for golfing success would be finally sated.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
Curiosity would not be sated until the mechanical finches that were now so abundant around the globe had evolved to fly to the limits of the atmosphere.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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