as in enjoyment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met
eating good chocolate gives me a sense of intense gratification
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Recent Examples of gratification
Credit Poles for keeping his options open, not making the trade that would have brought instant gratification.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Organizations are moving toward a smart contract approach for a happy path based on real-time payment triggers, customer profile (first-time versus repeats), long-term value, ticket size under the threshold and transaction date within the policy date to enable instant gratification.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
But as any consumer knows, customer satisfaction mostly boils down to instant gratification.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2024
Similarly, slow travel values sustainability and insight into local customs and culture over excessive consumption and instant gratification.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Organizations are moving toward a smart contract approach for a happy path based on real-time payment triggers, customer profile (first-time versus repeats), long-term value, ticket size under the threshold and transaction date within the policy date to enable instant gratification.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
But as any consumer knows, customer satisfaction mostly boils down to instant gratification.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2024
Similarly, slow travel values sustainability and insight into local customs and culture over excessive consumption and instant gratification.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratification
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The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 0.3-acre, complete with a pool for outdoor enjoyment.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Their job is to create the perfect slimes for the enjoyment of human children, which gets them into all kinds of sticky situations.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Serena Wiliams Serena also finds a lot of contentment and joy in her life with her husband, cofounder and investor Alexis Ohanian, Sr. (Reddit, Angel City FC).Danyel Smith, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
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Smile Hair Clinic only provides high-quality treatments that create customer contentment.Tyler Shepherd, The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2024
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Analyzing customer satisfaction metrics aids in setting clear, actionable performance goals that help unify your team and drive long-term success.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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On the other hand, in another measure – satisfaction with the choice of major-party candidates – partisans find a place to agree.Gary Langer, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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But one of the smart pleasures of Walden is to watch its author gently frustrate the dramatic assumptions that filter in from A Streetcar Named Desire.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Serotonin is popularly associated with happiness, dopamine with motivation and pleasure — but what the heck would DMT be doing in the neurochemistry of our minds?Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Take this test to find out: Self-Awareness Outcomes Questionnaire Mark Travers, Ph.d, is an American psychologist who writes about psycho-educational topics such as happiness, relationships, personality, and life meaning.Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Love and laughter are the path to peace and happiness.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Albanese cited the risks to the physical and mental health of children from excessive social media use, in particular the risks to girls from harmful depictions of body image and misogynist content aimed at boys.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nearly every year since 1991, the U.S. film industry’s leading content market has set up shop at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both comic and series have suffered a similar fate — being buried in a landslide of Too Much Stuff — and both are clever little delights that deserve to be remembered.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Commonwealth Candle sells a variety of scents ranging from best sellers including Apple Bourbon, Ginger and Vanilla Bean, and Midnight Amber to seasonal delights including Tis the Season, Winter, and Cranberry Woods.The Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Gratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratification. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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