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present participle of baby

babying

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of babying
Noun
Conceivably one or two of them should have already been at Citi Field, but until finally summoning McLean to pitch Saturday, Stearns has been babying them in the minors. Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025 However, some have criticized employer techniques for tracking in-office attendance as babying employees and demonstrating an unwarranted lack of trust. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babying
Verb
  • Without spoiling the actual ending, you guys do not die.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Without spoiling anyone’s fate, suffice to say the movie ends on a cliffhanger, as a favorite character teeters between life and death.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Those softies are going to get more coddling.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Avoid over-coddling; instead, use play, treats, and touch to build confidence.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Associated Press, Crouser was nursing a pretty serious elbow injury called nerve entrapment which required an MRI to evaluate his right arm.
    Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Rypien started for the Rams for one game in Green Bay with Stafford nursing a thumb injury in 2023.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Either way, exhausted skin gets a serious pampering session from the cushiony cream’s hydrating hyaluronic acid and soothing bisabolol, plus some reinvigoration from pore-refining, radiance-inducing niacinamide.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Most people bring a pair of Crocs to wear around the campsite, but after long days on the trail, your feet could use some extra pampering.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And, heck, even Friday, particularly with Travis Kelce indulging and inciting fans at Neo Quimica Arena with dance moves during warmups before the Chiefs took on the Los Angeles Chargers.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t about indulging individual preferences, but rather maximizing human potential.
    Neil Henderson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Babying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babying. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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