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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 street or a sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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

“I’ll do my best to gratify you, Sir,” was Laurie’s unusually dutiful reply, as he carefully unpinned the posy Jo had put in his buttonhole.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

But it’s a compliment he received from Rick Baker, a seven-time Oscar winner for special make-up effects, that most gratifies him.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

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

On the first condition, the will, in obeying reason, gratifies the sensitivity, and vice versa.

From A Review of Edwards's by Henry Philip Tappan

Yet many frustrated and alarmed American parents are probably gratified that at least their leaders are finally trying something.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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

Dans, who served in the US Office of Personnel Management during Trump's first administration, said he felt "gratified" by the number of policies in the document that have already been adopted.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

Park has been gratified to see just how far his Korean palace cuisine mission has reached.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025

As she went along the corridor with the boys to their room, first one then the other put his hand in hers and she was surprised to find herself so gratified.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

It was gratifying to get to build to that with everybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

"I hadn't been on stage in 16 years, so terrifying as it was, it was one of the most gratifying things I've ever done within acting," he said.

From BBC ● May 1, 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

Even the surprising, gratifying wins like Madigan’s and Jordan’s feel as though they’re a mere half-step in the ceremony’s larger context.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2026

But as you rightly point out, it's rather gratifying to have consorted with him.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro