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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With mature shoppers spoiled for choice, which formulas truly deserve a spot in your cart (not to mention, your beach bag)?
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The rally spoiled the major-league debut of Arizona's José Cabrera.
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The textile mill that gave Berkshire its name was the original bad business, one Buffett nursed for 20 years before finally shutting it down.
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In the final four games of the season last year, the Cowboys elected to move Smith to the left tackle spot while Guyton nursed nagging injuries with Dallas out of playoff contention.
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This ideal of masculinity is not a patriarch but a perpetual adolescent, endlessly irresponsible and endlessly indulged.
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These men considered the loss of control that such behavior implied-an animal urge indulged by weak men lacking the courage to fight other men directly-to be shameful.
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Netflix has a new #1 movie in its top 10 list, a romantic comedy that seems to have pleased both critics and audiences alike, far from a sure thing in that genre.
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Success was whatever pleased him that afternoon.
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“Cockered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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