1
as in to indulge
to give in to (a desire)
just gratify this one whim of mine
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2
as in to satisfy
to give satisfaction to
your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother
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Recent Examples of gratify
Shows about money gratified both people’s escapist impulses and the desire to critique those who didn’t seem worthy of their blessings.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 June 2025
The sculpture’s location itself is one of total urban deletion and communicative displacement as much as the sculptural structure is one of perceptual withdrawal and refusal of even a minimum of gratifying tactility.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The recent evolution of Mexican food in New York has been gratifying, not so much because of deviation from the classics but by the refining of them and giving them a modern twist in terms of color, presentation and better ingredients.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Now, Libby is gratified to see the DOJ intervene and take legal action against the state.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 June 2025
The sculpture’s location itself is one of total urban deletion and communicative displacement as much as the sculptural structure is one of perceptual withdrawal and refusal of even a minimum of gratifying tactility.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The recent evolution of Mexican food in New York has been gratifying, not so much because of deviation from the classics but by the refining of them and giving them a modern twist in terms of color, presentation and better ingredients.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Now, Libby is gratified to see the DOJ intervene and take legal action against the state.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratify
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Some adults want their children to develop AI literacy; others see chatbots as a way to indulge young kids’ endless curiosities or engage their creativity.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Trump previously appeared to indulge an antisemitic trope of Jewish people controlling things behind the scenes.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 July 2025
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To satisfy presidential demands, field offices are directed to meet new daily arrest quotas—75 arrests per office—raising agency-wide targets to 1,200–1,500 arrests per day, up from only about a few hundred.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Chickpea Cookie Dough Chickpea cookie dough is high in protein and sure to satisfy a craving for sweetness.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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Too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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The models keep getting bigger, the marketing keeps promising more, but a fundamental mismatch remains: a system trained to please can't deliver the reality check that therapy sometimes demands.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Thus far, the administration has managed to fend off initial court challenges, maintain arrests at a steady clip, and generate images of a ruthless crackdown in a liberal bastion that delight the president’s supporters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Jackson had been delighted by the number of young people who had turned out, a perennial goal for august cultural institutions.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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Overwhelming rainfall is becoming more prevalent in a warming world, as rising global temperatures drive weather toward extremes.—
Luke Snyder,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Add spinach, and peas and carrots; cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until peas and carrots are warmed through, about 2 minutes.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Insiders say DiCaprio worked the room like a pro — posing for selfies and humoring FaceTime calls from starstruck daughters.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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Who else will stage Chris Fleming’s plays, or humor Pete Holmes’s dad jokes, or let Lauren Cook call in a bit?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023
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Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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“Gratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratify. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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