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
Yet the mass of people chooses lives of quiet or flamboyant desperation hoping to find meaning in orgies of hormonal gratifications.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
In the age of instant transfer portal gratification, on Franks’ team, fortune favors the patient.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
In a world of immediate gratification, these rats offer insights into the neural principles guiding everyday behavior.
—Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The craving for power and domination dwarfs all other hormonal gratifications.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
In the age of instant transfer portal gratification, on Franks’ team, fortune favors the patient.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
In a world of immediate gratification, these rats offer insights into the neural principles guiding everyday behavior.
—Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The craving for power and domination dwarfs all other hormonal gratifications.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratification
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Limit turf to what’s needed for family play and enjoyment.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
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The study found the lower enjoyment meant participants had lower intentions to continue tracking a budget.Dana Miranda, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama says there are two ways to reach contentment.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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His gift was something most people spend their lives chasing: contentment.Bailey Richards, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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The study aimed to assess the presence or absence of life purpose and its long-term effects on various life outcomes, including health, mortality and overall life satisfaction.Melanie Warner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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By the numbers: December's finding was down from 26% in October, largely because satisfaction among Democrats has fallen from 47% to 30% since the election.Dave Lawler, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
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There were simple pleasures elsewhere on the Blazer EV too.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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But for now, fans, team-mates and Cunha’s new coach can enjoy the pleasure of sharing a stadium with a man hitting heights that few Wolves players in the Premier League era have reached.Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Take this quiz to find out: Brain Fog Scale 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, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ronnie here, swooping in with your weekly dose of happiness.Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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However, a subsequent X-ray confirmed unusual contents, prompting a physical inspection.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Sho Dewan is a career coach, content creator, and the CEO & founder of Workhap.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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There was plenty of politics in NR, but WFB also stuffed the magazine with articles about music, theater, art, ballet, language — the delights of civilization.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
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If that's not enough to pique your attention, the late and delightfully eccentric Urban S. Hirsch III who collected this museum full of delights is one of nature's more colorful success stories.Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Gratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratification. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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