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coddled

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verb

past tense of coddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coddled
Adjective
  • Live like the pampered swells by checking into the Starlight Casita, a second-floor luxury room with arresting mountain views and a private patio replete with an outdoor fireplace.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Rowan Blanchard plays as Shunammite, a pampered teen from a prominent Gilead family whose status affords her a certain level of respect and power amongst her peers.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • By 1960, Gros Michel exports had all but vanished from supermarket shelves; surviving plants only persisted in isolated, small-scale farms or private collections of wealthy aficionados who could afford the costly biosecurity measures necessary to keep them alive.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon play the mom and dad of a wealthy family holed up in a posh bunker in a salt mine, George MacKay plays their son who yearns to know about the inhospitable outside world, and Moses Ingram is the stranger who changes everything.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • During the Regency period–as far as monied Royalty and aristocracy were concerned–colour wasn’t just seen, it was felt–and this feeling of sensory immersion is achieved in the Colour exhibition which incorporates installations, neon art, costume, sound and light.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Opponents say the bill would consolidate more power in the hands of Tallahassee and monied special interests.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These areas tend to have affluent shoppers who have the time for and interest in shopping that way.
    Alexandra Talty, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • The hotel brand surveyed 503 affluent U.S. adults between late February and early March, defined as those with household income of at least $250,000; a minimum of $1 million in total assets, and those who typically spend $10,000 or more on leisure travel annually.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Set against the backdrop of anti-elitist sentiment, neutral hues have taken over moneyed enclaves like St. Moritz in Switzerland.
    German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Wear these with a slinky tank and elevated sweats or wide-leg track pants to channel that active, moneyed energy. 5.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 May 2025
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“Coddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddled. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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