: treated with extreme or excessive care and attention
Politicians are by now used to hearing the complaints of pampered celebrities.—
John Leland
John LelandIndeed, there is no place like the home for six Dalmatians owned by exercise guru Richard Simmons, who bought the house next door to his, had it torn down and erected a 10,000-square-foot run for his pampered pooches, who have their own full-time attendant.—Ann Connors
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Putin’s machismo posturing, additionally, is undergirded by a view of Russia as a country of real men opposing a pampered, gutless, and decadent West.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
The original animated flick is set around a pampered cat named Duchess and her precocious kitties Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz, living in a fancy mansion with a wealthy owner.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 June 2024
Bark Air, the charter airline for pampered pooches, could be locked in the kennel just days after its first flight.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 7 June 2024
She’s grown up dirt poor, been sent to a convent and winds up summoned to the bedroom of a bored, pampered king who cycles through mistresses as if they were soiled laundry.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
The original animated flick is set around a pampered cat named Duchess and her precocious kitties Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz, living in a fancy mansion with a wealthy owner.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 June 2024
Bark Air, the charter airline for pampered pooches, could be locked in the kennel just days after its first flight.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 7 June 2024
She’s grown up dirt poor, been sent to a convent and winds up summoned to the bedroom of a bored, pampered king who cycles through mistresses as if they were soiled laundry.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
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“Pampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pampered. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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