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as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
accused the judiciary of coddling criminals
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In rhetoric and deed, Republicans have betrayed the United States’ values, coddled its adversaries, and subjugated its interests to the political whims of an incompetent authoritarian.
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Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
But together the three wives managed to hatch out a pack of boys, the Kennedy Third Gen, whom Callahan depicts as morally and intellectually attenuated, coddled, entitled, reckless and as ruinous to women as their fathers and grandfather.
—Nina Burleigh, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Targeting moderate and conservative Black voters in a heavily Baptist area, the super PAC ads accused Biden of failing to rein in inflation, coddling immigrants and going too far to protect the rights of transgender people.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Tucked into a cloistered 1,500-acre gated resort community, the Four Seasons and its team coddles families completely, starting with airport pickup including car seats — a gear-schlepping game changer.
—Alesandra Dubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
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Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
But together the three wives managed to hatch out a pack of boys, the Kennedy Third Gen, whom Callahan depicts as morally and intellectually attenuated, coddled, entitled, reckless and as ruinous to women as their fathers and grandfather.
—Nina Burleigh, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Targeting moderate and conservative Black voters in a heavily Baptist area, the super PAC ads accused Biden of failing to rein in inflation, coddling immigrants and going too far to protect the rights of transgender people.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Tucked into a cloistered 1,500-acre gated resort community, the Four Seasons and its team coddles families completely, starting with airport pickup including car seats — a gear-schlepping game changer.
—Alesandra Dubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddle. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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