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Satisfaction and satisfying a need

satisfaction

noun

the action of providing something that someone wants or needs

satisfy

verb

if something satisfies your needs or wants, it gives you what you need or want

content

verb

to make someone feel happy or satisfied

slake

verb

to make someone happy by giving them what they want or need

satiate

verb

to satisfy a need or desire completely, sometimes in a way that makes you feel as though you have had too much

sustenance

noun

a way of supporting yourself, for example by earning money

content

noun

a feeling of happiness and satisfaction

satiety

noun

the feeling of having had enough, or too much, of something

if desired

if you want it

on demand

whenever people want it

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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