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Recent Examples of coddled
Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Eric didn’t deserve to be gunned down, and the system failed him — the system that felt that juveniles needed to be coddled.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
My 6-foot frame was fully coddled in the driver’s seat, while also fitting behind the driver’s seat when adjusted for me.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
To be a guest at Quince is to be gently coddled, like a farm-fresh egg.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2024
Verb
Goetz understood this disorder not as the product of scant civic resources or state retreat but rather as the result of liberal misrule—do-gooder bureaucrats, failed social programs, and a city that had coddled the undeserving and the criminal.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Eric didn’t deserve to be gunned down, and the system failed him — the system that felt that juveniles needed to be coddled.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
My 6-foot frame was fully coddled in the driver’s seat, while also fitting behind the driver’s seat when adjusted for me.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
To be a guest at Quince is to be gently coddled, like a farm-fresh egg.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coddled
Adjective
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Rowan Blanchard, known to audiences from Girl Meets World, joins as a series regular playing Shunammite, a pampered teen from a prominent Gilead family whose status grants her respect and power.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Rowan Blanchard, known for Girl Meets World, will star as a series regular playing Shunammite, a pampered teen from a prominent Gilead family whose status grants her respect and power.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Golf is a good walk spoiled, Mark Twain was purported to have said, but surely nobody could ever say that about a day at The Masters – and especially the greenest of thumbs are guaranteed to leave Augusta National green with envy.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Toronto's comeback spoiled a strong, six-inning start by Shohei Ohtani, who allowed one run and four hits.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This girl comes from a wealthy family and told my daughter her parents would get an Airbnb for them and invited her to stay there.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Not all past Fed chairs have been vastly wealthy.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This restaurant is daringly authentic, even if a dish (like Colombian stewed chicken legs on my voyage) is humble rather than Instagram-worthy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Feast on fresh lobster, curried chicken, and stewed conch, among other island favorites, and wash it all down with a Carib at sunset at this still-secret, locals-only spot.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His appetite for complexity was increasingly indulged as a means of branding cities and institutions, and his novel forms were deployed as blunt metaphors to absorb and obscure contradictions rather than negotiate them in material and spatial terms.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In this case, these ancient craftsmen figured out how to sparingly use Cinnabar, which spoke less to the affluent family’s budget, but rather a common practice to mix iron oxide and cinnabar that included a primer.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The 2026 Lincoln Nautilus buyer is typically an affluent, tech forward, and comfort focused individual, often in the 40 to 60 year old range, prioritizing a serene, quiet luxury driving experience, over high performance sporty dynamics.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jordan, an energetic 2-year-old hound mix, was nursed back to health and properly trained at the shelter after he was found with a shock collar embedded into his neck over a year ago.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The project tells the true story of Ethan, a dog who was left to die under a pile of blankets and was nursed back to life by Jeff Callaway, one of those that found him, and by vets at the Kentucky Humane Society.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Coddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddled. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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