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as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
accused the judiciary of coddling criminals
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Recent Examples of coddle
This is not about lowering expectations or coddling employees.
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Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Call us coddled, or sensitive snowflakes, or whatever.
—Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Traditional romantic comedies often ask us to fall in love with, or at least be charmed by, Lucy or Julie, but neither film is keen on that kind of coddling.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump has a habit of coddling enemies and abusing friends, neither of which serves our strategic interests.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Call us coddled, or sensitive snowflakes, or whatever.
—Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Traditional romantic comedies often ask us to fall in love with, or at least be charmed by, Lucy or Julie, but neither film is keen on that kind of coddling.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump has a habit of coddling enemies and abusing friends, neither of which serves our strategic interests.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coddle
Verb
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The juice is extracted, boiled, cleaned of impurities, and crystallized.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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Bring a large pot of boiling water to boil, then add 2 tablespoons of kosher salt.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Arsenal host Chelsea in the coming weeks, a two-pronged opportunity for both spoiling and redemption.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, exposure to moisture or extreme temperatures (common in laundry rooms) can cause powdered detergents to harden and liquid detergents to spoil.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Initially, Alex Pou worked closely with a Coconut Grove youth-football team, known as the Redskins, whose players were often poached by affluent youth-football leagues from outside the area.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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More than 20 researchers, including Rishabh Agarwal, who was poached by Meta from DeepMind just a few months ago, have left their work at major AI companies to join the startup focused on building AI that accelerates real-world scientific discovery in physics, chemistry, and materials science.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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My Rimowa cabin carry-on has been a reliable favorite for years—surprisingly spacious and perfect for indulging my overpacking tendencies.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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To tell the jokes that make others groan, but to do it wholeheartedly and keep the faith that there are people out there — their people — who will not only indulge, but truly adore, their senses of humor.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Betrayed by his best friend and left alone to stew in it, Wes doesn’t take long to agree to back Roxie in the takeover.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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Its specialty menu blends Haitian cuisine and American favorites with oxtail and griot pizzas, Haitian pasta and stewed chicken.—
Loán Lake,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prescott completed 31 of 40 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns, all while his best playmaker in receiver CeeDee Lamb wore a walking boot on the sideline to nurse a high-ankle injury.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before the end of the third quarter, Jackson was out of the game, nursing a hamstring according to the broadcast, and Cooper Rush, the former Dallas Cowboys’ backup, finished the game.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To give the scent time to fill the air, start simmering a few hours before guests arrive.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Add garlic and continue gently simmering until reduced by about half.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of them were on hand this week to primp and pamper more than 2,500 cows competing at what is widely considered to be the Westminster Dog Show of the cattle world.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hydration is key to more youthful-looking skin, and taking a little bit of time out of your evening to pamper yourself with a hydrating cream can do wonders the next morning.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddle. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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