as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
a luxury spa where guests are cosseted with no expense spared
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Recent Examples of cosset
Roan, by contrast, hasn’t had the time to learn how to protect herself against the glare of the spotlight, nor to gain the financial resources other celebrities use to cosset themselves from the world.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
None of the interior rooms is large, but what might have been a drawback becomes a strength in the hands of Ashe Leandro—each space is serene and cosseting and exquisitely detailed.
—Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
The expansive pool deck as well as one of the country’s most cosseting spas, complete with hammam, helps round out the pampering on offer.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
None of the interior rooms is large, but what might have been a drawback becomes a strength in the hands of Ashe Leandro—each space is serene and cosseting and exquisitely detailed.
—Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
The expansive pool deck as well as one of the country’s most cosseting spas, complete with hammam, helps round out the pampering on offer.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosset
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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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Starting June 26, guests can indulge with endless rounds of two appetizers at a time including Mozzarella Sticks, Onion Rings, Fried Pickles, Hatch Queso and Chips & Salsa.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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That the shop has indulged families for decades speaks to its constancy.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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In addition to eating solid food, the pups were likely still nursing milk from their mother, according to the researchers.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Verstappen was nursing his tires — but remained on the racing line — as Russell was approaching fast behind.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The Unexpected Ibiza Hotel Partying meets pampering at the pink-hued paradise of The Unexpected Ibiza Hotel.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Is this a Marner thing, or a sign that the team pampers their stars and that Blue and White disease is worse than ever? P Paul M. · 3h 30m ago Why is Marner so mad .—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Be babied by him with back rubs, head scratches and order fast food for dinner.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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But Vance thinks the real problem is that people just aren’t babying hard enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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Antisemitic rhetoric, and even violence, sometimes masked as anti-Israel bile, must be combatted, not coddled.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Employees become more resilient and engaged when pushed to grow, not shielded and coddled from struggle.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Cosset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosset. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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