cosseted

past tense of cosset

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cosseted While most art cars since the fifth installment had been cosseted, this one was present at the starting line for the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosseted
Verb
  • The nonprofit also pledged to assist villagers without power or running water, especially those whose food has spoiled at the start of the winter season.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sandwich could only get one corner in the second half — which was spoiled by a shot ruled too high.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Get pampered at Enchantment Resort Sedona has no shortage of spa and wellness resorts, and one of the most acclaimed of these spots is in Boynton Canyon, one of the city's four major vortexes.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • They will also be pampered in a variety of opulent living areas including movie theater, gym.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aztecs speared and ate them, and Catholic monks indulged on the aquatic delicacies on days they weren’t allowed to eat red meat.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive lineman, who nursed a high-ankle sprain throughout August and September, returned to the lineup late in the first quarter of the Week 5 win against Miami.
    Mike Kaye October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The breast milk changed aroma, and babies adjusted feeding – some even nursed longer – showing that flavors from a mother’s diet carry into milk and could shape early taste learning.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Call us coddled, or sensitive snowflakes, or whatever.
    Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Cosseted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosseted. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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