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
And, with the market already sated with its fresh December cut, hotter inflation may not have as much of a market impact.
From Barron's ● Dec. 15, 2025
Power can never have enough, it can't be sated.
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
Celtic bombed out of the Europa League in his first season but then went on a 23-game unbeaten run on home fronts, so the fans were sated.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
The nuns sigh with contentment as they do when their bellies are full of wholesome food and their souls sated with prayer.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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