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as in contentment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met
readers will close the covers of this mystery novel with complete satisfaction
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as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
he's demanding satisfaction from his neighbor for running over his prize tulips
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as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
he proved to my satisfaction that he could not have done it
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Recent Examples of satisfaction
Galactic Racer captures the satisfaction of skirting around a corner at high speeds and the crushing impact of colliding head-on with a wall.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
With The Beatles getting the biopic treatment, Mick Jagger could get some satisfaction out of bringing his own band’s musical journey to the big screen.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
This means high-protein meals lead to greater satisfaction and feelings of fullness, which can result in a lower calorie intake.7
A small 2022 study looking specifically at whey (milk protein) supplementation found that participants ate less after consuming a drink with protein powder.
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Caitlin Beale,
Health,
18 June 2026
Guild Mortgage customer service Guild Mortgage ranked above average on J.D. Power's 2025 mortgage servicer and mortgage origination customer satisfaction surveys and came in second in the servicer surveys.
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Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
With The Beatles getting the biopic treatment, Mick Jagger could get some satisfaction out of bringing his own band’s musical journey to the big screen.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
This means high-protein meals lead to greater satisfaction and feelings of fullness, which can result in a lower calorie intake.7
A small 2022 study looking specifically at whey (milk protein) supplementation found that participants ate less after consuming a drink with protein powder.
—
Caitlin Beale,
Health,
18 June 2026
Guild Mortgage customer service Guild Mortgage ranked above average on J.D. Power's 2025 mortgage servicer and mortgage origination customer satisfaction surveys and came in second in the servicer surveys.
—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for satisfaction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfaction
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But do all this with the knowledge of what brings you contentment—and start charting your course now.
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Barefoot in jeans and a T-shirt, the rock legend is the picture of contentment as waves ripple through the pool behind him from a breeze off the Atlantic.
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An effort to limit healthcare executives’ compensation.
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This potential confidence-as-assurance issue has increased as digital assets become more integrated with payments, trading, tax reporting, and anti-money-laundering programs.
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The new powers would also include information from third parties, such as age assurance technology providers, to test claims made by the platforms about how those under 16 continued to circumvent the ban, the statement said.
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Shoppers are reading labels, asking harder questions, and rewarding products that deliver both enjoyment and genuine function.
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The visual accompaniment to the president’s promise of national enjoyment showed two multistory stone arcades running down the length of the Mall—very classical, very retvrn—thronged with crowds.
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In 2022, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while Heard won one of her counterclaims and was awarded $2 million.
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Most kinds of lawsuit damages are taxable, including employment cases, property loss or damage, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, credit reporting and consumer cases, and many others.
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Waiting for certainty mostly means arriving after the repricing is done.
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Who was lauded more for their work as Germany celebrated their victory, and the certainty of qualification?
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Compared with the fro-yo at Culture and Go Greek, the yogurt at Birdie’s, a cute little spot in the West Village, is so un-yogurtlike that there’s hardly any pleasure in the plain.
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But Van Sant’s imaginative and deeply poignant retelling of Shakespeare’s Henry IV is a pleasure in its own right, its sweetness and gentle touches of surrealism coming together to form a heartbreaking ode to young love.
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Collective, which advocates for reparations, land returns for Native Americans, bonds for newborns and a universal basic income.
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Calls for reparations have increased in recent years, reaching a crescendo with the UN designation in March — though the US, UK and a host of other countries either rejected the claim or abstained from voting on it.
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“Satisfaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfaction. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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