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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
Instead of coddling grass with irrigation and fertilizer to prevent it from going dormant, embrace this natural response.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
Instead of doing anything to correct her delinquent son, Mahnaz coddles the boy and resents those who attempt to discipline him.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 May 2025
Why are her landlord and the town of Huntley still coddling her?
—Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Maximizing what a quarterback can be does not mean coddling him.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
Instead of doing anything to correct her delinquent son, Mahnaz coddles the boy and resents those who attempt to discipline him.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 May 2025
Why are her landlord and the town of Huntley still coddling her?
—Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Maximizing what a quarterback can be does not mean coddling him.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coddle
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Dominating a narrow workflow beats boiling the ocean. 3.—
Ashis Ghosh,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To keep things healthy, try baking or boiling them instead of deep frying.2 When consumed unripe, plantains cause a slower rise in blood sugar compared to ripe bananas or refined carbs.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023
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Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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Dimon has also responded to growing competition from the private equity world by having JPM establish private credit facilities of its own—and issuing a warning shot to Apollo and others to stop poaching junior bankers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Thompson said sheriffs agreed to send deputies to special immigration enforcement training designed for local police, only to then have ICE try to simply poach them away.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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On the way back to her workstation after the 0830 all clear, Masako indulged this innocent conceit by regaling some of her Kenjo coworkers with a claim about her father’s apparently magical ability to protect himself and his family from American bombs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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So please indulge us and join us for a big dance party.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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The jelly is made from pheasant and rabbit—both invasive species—stewed with sherry and herbs.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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Popular options include ropa vieja (shredded beef stewed in Spanish wine sauce with peppers, onions, and tomatoes) and churrasco (skirt steak served with housemade chimichurri).—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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With backup Marcus Mariota also nursing a lower leg strain, quarterbacks Josh Johnson and Sam Hartman will handle the offense for Washington.—
Kyle Hightower,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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Peter Phillips, the son of Britain’s Princess Anne and eldest grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II, announced his engagement to nurse Harriet Sperling on Friday.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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The writing has been on the wall for a long time: South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional threats and global conflicts simmer.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Rainmaker is a taut thriller driven by relentless cynicism toward the state of the legal profession and simmering rage at the state of the health insurance industry.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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The formula also pampers mature skin with the patented NIA-114, which has been clinically shown to strengthen the skin barrier.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
3 Aug. 2025
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This is a beautiful time to pamper yourself, revamp your personal style, or call in love that feels like home.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
27 July 2025
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddle. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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