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Finding the least taxing way to activate your inner circle could gratify — and edify — all involved, and restore a sense of control over your own well-being.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022

But it’s the houses that surprise visitors and gratify us, even if they can only be glimpsed from a sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

Too often, ads are written to gratify sellers rather than bring in buyers, according to Saatchi.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2022

In his place, Lewis Cass captured the Democratic nomination by equivocating about the meaning of popular sovereignty to gratify voters in both sections.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Levy's Lodge—that was what the sign at the coast road said—was a Xanadu of the senses; within its insulated walls there was something that could gratify anything.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

This outcome is rare in the contemporary dating scene, but “Heated Rivalry” gratifies the hope that such a future is possible.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

Eating gratifies all the senses: We take in the aroma of a handsome dish, delight at the sound of a sizzling steak or crave the crunch of a crusty baguette.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

We're not in the same sport exactly, but it's the same milieu, and the fact that tour players know who I am and respect what I do gratifies me to no end.

From Golf Digest ● Nov. 13, 2018

Because it gratifies a craving for Frenchitude—for a stereotypical cinematic blend of freewheeling possibility and sociable leisure, of loose emotional indulgence protected by official institutions.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2016

The purchased applause of the recitation hall merely gratifies for an hour the vanity of the literary trifler.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill

Brock was especially gratified that the show was making education attainable for working students, those priced out by rising tuition costs and gas prices, and stay-at-home moms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But they can’t see what I remember when I hold it: cymbals timed correctly during the performance, a gratified nod from the conductor after weeks of botching it in rehearsal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"We are gratified by the jury's verdict in our favor," a Boeing spokesperson said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

“We’re gratified that our race attracts large spectator crowds, and we will review how future issues of this kind can be avoided,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

He had never felt so hungry, never felt his hunger so gratified, not even in his mother’s kitchen.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

And yet, what reaction is more gratifying than residents of all stripes stepping outside to do something about it?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I mean, it’s amazing, and it’s really gratifying too. It’s nice to know that you’re doing a business that’s really helping people.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Mora said that the excitement surrounding the fruit has been the most gratifying part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

It’s gratifying to see empty fridges at more hotels so you can store your water, soft drinks and leftovers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Now I was doing it for real, finding the whole undertaking a lot messier but no less gratifying than what I’d imagined.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama