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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
As recently as last April, Narasimhan told analysts on a conference call that Most Favored Nation pricing would be devastating for America, where drug companies had been coddled.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
Police officers, in my view, coddled Lorincz and failed to protect her Black neighbors, Owens among them.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
The wrecking-ball style is the way King played even at Longview (Texas) High, where his father was the coach, and didn’t coddle or protect his son, as Dickey remembers.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
Police officers, in my view, coddled Lorincz and failed to protect her Black neighbors, Owens among them.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
The wrecking-ball style is the way King played even at Longview (Texas) High, where his father was the coach, and didn’t coddle or protect his son, as Dickey remembers.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coddle
Verb
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When an advisory is declared, impacted residents should not drink or use the tap water for preparing food or brushing teeth without boiling it first, the public utility said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Use a half dozen of your Easter eggs for this recipe or boil extra eggs and stick them in the fridge.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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We’ve been spoiled in recent years.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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Unplugging these large appliances risks spoiling everything inside.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Panthers promoted him from the practice squad to the 53-man roster in November to prevent him from being poached from a rival ball club during the season.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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He was later signed to the Giants’ practice squad, and poached by the Panthers during the 2024 season — starting eight games for the team at center.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Chris is a freelance journalist who, when not writing, skywatching or playing games, indulges his taste for horror, sci-fi and the post-apocalyptic.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The elder Junod gave off mixed messages, abusing his long-suffering wife while indulging his gifted son.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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After nine episodes spent stewing in suspicion, the CBS legal drama has released the tension from one of its biggest secrets and forced Julian into action.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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Why Tagines Taste Different From Stews A traditional Moroccan tagine is slowly braised, not stewed.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other factors include minimum wage hikes that raised expenses for lower-wage workers, including nursing home employees and home health aides.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Every hockey player is nursing bumps and bruises at this time of year but all of McAvoy’s have seemingly been directly to his face.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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And keep simmering time to a minimum to retain as much vitamin D as possible.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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But after simmering for two seasons, the chemistry finally started to boil.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Guests are pampered in personal huts that provide the utmost in privacy and silence and can choose from a full menu of options, including massages and facials that highlight local traditions and skin-healthy ingredients.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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They should not be pampered more; they should be pushed more.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddle. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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