: marked by extreme care or deference
kid-glove treatment
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Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Even as the regime’s aggression has escalated, this president has continued a kid-glove treatment against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism in a desperate hope to secure a deal.
—Sen. Ted Budd, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In some ways, Danny is handling her sister with kid gloves because of Danny’s own guilt.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Even as the regime’s aggression has escalated, this president has continued a kid-glove treatment against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism in a desperate hope to secure a deal.
—Sen. Ted Budd, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
Noun
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But next, the kid gloves came off in serious fashion.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In some ways, Danny is handling her sister with kid gloves because of Danny’s own guilt.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Kid-glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kid-glove. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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