: marked by extreme care or deference
kid-glove treatment
: a dress glove made of kid leather
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Scott Neuman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
With Tuk being the youngest sibling and only biological daughter of Jake and Neytiri, she’s understandably treated with kid gloves.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
But the question remains whether the media, which had in many cases mishandled stories ranging from Trump-Russia to the 2023-24 lawfare campaigns against the former and future president, saw themselves as defending democracy against Trump when providing largely kid-glove coverage of Biden.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
That made kid gloves the perfect choice for a servant handling fine silverware, where even a fingerprint could spoil the dinner presentation.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
With Tuk being the youngest sibling and only biological daughter of Jake and Neytiri, she’s understandably treated with kid gloves.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Kid-glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kid-glove. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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