variants
or saki
: a Japanese alcoholic beverage of fermented rice often served hot
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
And kudos to Tyler for never forsaking his outsider status for the sake of mainstream exposure, or capitulating to any hip-hop trends over the past decade.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Secondly, Generation-Z tends to do plenty of research before making a purchase for the sake of comparison and making an optimal purchase.
—Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
By the late 20th century, the world economic system and its cultural tentacles had advanced a rationalist commercial logic that increasingly shunned art and beauty for their own sake.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Don’t limit yourself for the sake of someone else’s feelings; do what’s best for you.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
And kudos to Tyler for never forsaking his outsider status for the sake of mainstream exposure, or capitulating to any hip-hop trends over the past decade.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Secondly, Generation-Z tends to do plenty of research before making a purchase for the sake of comparison and making an optimal purchase.
—Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
By the late 20th century, the world economic system and its cultural tentacles had advanced a rationalist commercial logic that increasingly shunned art and beauty for their own sake.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sake. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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sake
1 of 2 noun1
: goal sense 2, purpose
for the sake of argument
2
: the good of something : advantage
the sake of our country
Etymology
Noun
Old English sacu "guilt, legal action"
Noun
Japanese
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