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cockered

verb

past tense of cocker
as in spoiled
to treat with great or excessive care overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly

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  1. spoiled
  2. nursed
  3. indulged
  4. pleased
Verb
  • If Jenn is low-hanging fruit for Victoria, Carmella is whatever’s fallen off the tree and spoiled on the ground.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Well, Sunderland made the long trip to west London on Saturday and spoiled the party.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spoiled
Verb
  • Plastic water bottles pile up at shrines to Difunta Correa, who legend says miraculously nursed her infant son after dying of thirst in the desert.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Eli wore skateboard shoes and nursed a giant bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of nursed
Verb
  • When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of indulged
Verb
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Not every decision pleased every constituency, but his steady leadership showed that justice can evolve without compromising safety.
    — Maha Elgenaidi, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleased
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“Cockered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockered. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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