satiation

noun

Definition of satiationnext
as in satiety

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Recent Examples of satiation Distracted or Fast Eating Rushing through a meal or focusing on other things while eating can increase hunger, while focusing on the meal while eating can help with satiation. — Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 11 May 2026 That way, those satiation signals will have a bigger window in which to reach their destination. — Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satiation
  1. satiety
  2. fullness
  3. repletion
  4. satisfaction
  5. fill
Noun
  • Lilly is also developing a weekly injection that targets the amylin receptor, a pathway involved in appetite and satiety that differs from those targeted by existing treatments.
    — Annika Kim Constantino,Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Those factors make this legume a standout for satiety, Lorenz points out.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of satiety
Noun
  • At the same time, her brows maintained their standard fullness, and her lips were lined in brown.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Get the look with lots of different lengths of layers to define curls and add fullness.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of fullness
Noun
  • After a multi-day regimen of intravenous fluids and electrolyte repletion and the antipsychotic risperidone, doctors were finally able to get the full story.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Endocrine Society notes that most adults over the age of 50 can benefit from 2,000 IU as a maintenance dose, but some people may need more for short-term repletion.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, MS, RD, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
Definition of repletion
Noun
  • And the pursuit of more can make satisfaction increasingly difficult to sustain.
    — Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That said, the impossibility of knowing how to get rid of these immense beings, and the DIY nature of the operations its doughty characters come up with, is one of the great sources of satisfaction these movies offer.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfaction
Noun
  • But the drama of those big drum fills and everything was just something that that room gave us.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Lots at the center of campus fill faster than those on the campus outskirts.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fill

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“Satiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satiation. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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