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as in fine
being to one's liking
we found the meal most satisfactory
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the teen's first attempt at cooking dinner was actually quite satisfactory
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Recent Examples of satisfactory
Safety, satisfactory customer service, and ensuring riders feel secure are best achieved by maintaining — and even increasing — staffing in transit systems.
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John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Cavedon said the case centers on what happens if a person gives an answer that the officer doesn’t find satisfactory.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
If the United States wins the WBC championship Tuesday, when no outcome besides victory would have been satisfactory, the team will explode in celebration.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
With a combined output of 437 horsepower, the SUV has no trouble getting up to speed and does so at a pace that is both satisfactory and entertaining, thanks to the artificial exhaust note piped through the audio speakers.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
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John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Cavedon said the case centers on what happens if a person gives an answer that the officer doesn’t find satisfactory.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
If the United States wins the WBC championship Tuesday, when no outcome besides victory would have been satisfactory, the team will explode in celebration.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
With a combined output of 437 horsepower, the SUV has no trouble getting up to speed and does so at a pace that is both satisfactory and entertaining, thanks to the artificial exhaust note piped through the audio speakers.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfactory
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The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to The Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Access to the polls has never been adequate across the board, but the relative ease that many people have in participating in politics is a recent invention, based on the VRA.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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About an eighth of a cup should be adequate.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Those victims, police said, faced non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to be okay.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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When the fans started really going after Amanda, Kathy reached out to see if Amanda was okay.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Mother's Day Weekend, overall, is looking decent.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The Leafs still have two top-line stars in Auston Matthews and William Nylander, both taken high in the draft 10 and 12 years ago, and two emerging young talents in Matthew Knies and Easton Cowan, giving the makings of a decent top-six forward group already.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The first gig was actually alright, but the second and hundred others weren’t.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The new project highlights their natural chemistry and clear affinity for the So Much Fun era—the kids are definitely still alright.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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With the naked eye and especially through good binoculars, its conjunction with a slender crescent moon on May 18 will be very pleasing to see.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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May 21 – June 20 A good idea turns into real progress faster than expected.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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It cannot be targeted solely at civilian populations, but harm to civilians is acceptable.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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However, a lot of the other content Cassie created would very much be acceptable, including any adult role play without reference to minors.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
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OpenAI tunes ChatGPT to be broadly helpful and agreeable.—
Tamilla Triantoro,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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Large language models are trained, in part, on human feedback, and humans tend to prefer agreeable responses.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Satisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactory. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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