1
as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
we thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed
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as in to satisfy
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
this lemonade really quenches my thirst
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Recent Examples of quench
Just a tiny bit of its neem oil, coconut oil, and silk protein combo is all thirsty hair needs to feel quenched and look beautifully conditioned.
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Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
There are a few new businesses either open or coming soon to Milwaukee's south suburbs to fill your belly or quench your thirst.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, certain lifestyle adjustments can help quench the fire.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
Twenty-four centuries later, automakers are relying on electric arc furnaces, hot stamping machines, and quenching and partitioning processes that the ancients could never have imagined.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
There are a few new businesses either open or coming soon to Milwaukee's south suburbs to fill your belly or quench your thirst.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, certain lifestyle adjustments can help quench the fire.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
Twenty-four centuries later, automakers are relying on electric arc furnaces, hot stamping machines, and quenching and partitioning processes that the ancients could never have imagined.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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Within an hour, firefighters were in her backyard, extinguishing falling embers.David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The blaze, known as the Sunset Fire, was reported on Wednesday evening, and water-dropping helicopters and ground crews worked to extinguish the flames through the night.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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After that, Plowright enjoyed a career resurgence at the age of 60, satisfying both upmarket tastes and more commercial fare.Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ah, the foot mask that launched a thousand gross, yet oddly satisfying videos.Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025
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Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Asia London Palomba is a Travel + Leisure writer from Rome who travels internationally several times a year to visit her family in Italy or to slake her wanderlust in various European and Asian countries.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Heads turn in Palermo’s dining room as servers deliver heaping towers of lasagna ($38), each five-pound slice gargantuan enough to easily satiate three customers.Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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But, for a lot of people, the end of the year holidays become about satiating ourselves with excess.Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Quench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quench. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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