spoon-feed
verb
spoon-fed
ˈspün-ˌfed 
; spoon-feeding
; spoon-feeding
1
: to feed by means of a spoon
2
a
: to present (information) so completely as to preclude independent thought
spoon-feed material to students
b
: to present information to in this manner
Examples of spoon-feed in a Sentence
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The season has traded both subtlety and ambiguity for clear explanations spelled out and spoon-fed.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
College coaches line up their offenses on the ball and spoon-feed plays from the sideline.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
As a result, the stubborn pup demands to be spoon-fed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead of spoon-feeding solutions, guide your mentees to discover their own specific answers.
—Jay Garcia, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Brewer’s main complaint is that he isn’t being spoon-fed enough information on where the candidates stand on issues.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
Parents generally spoon-feed jars of pureed foods for a few months in the first year of life when introducing solids, but pouches marketed to parents of toddlers and older children have prolonged pureed food eating by years.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Buyers are proactive today, eager to find information through online research themselves rather than waiting for someone to spoon-feed it to them.
—Kelly Hopping, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
College coaches line up their offenses on the ball and spoon-feed plays from the sideline.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
As a result, the stubborn pup demands to be spoon-fed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead of spoon-feeding solutions, guide your mentees to discover their own specific answers.
—Jay Garcia, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Brewer’s main complaint is that he isn’t being spoon-fed enough information on where the candidates stand on issues.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
Parents generally spoon-feed jars of pureed foods for a few months in the first year of life when introducing solids, but pouches marketed to parents of toddlers and older children have prolonged pureed food eating by years.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Buyers are proactive today, eager to find information through online research themselves rather than waiting for someone to spoon-feed it to them.
—Kelly Hopping, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Spoon-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoon-feed. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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