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
  • However, an egg past its use-by date is not necessarily spoiled.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Fans of the original film have been very vocal about the costumes seen on set — with some expressing frustration about the sheer number of looks that have been spoiled thanks to the swarm of paparazzi.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Guests can sample new products, attend workshops, enjoy fashion shows or get pampered with on-the-spot makeovers.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The feel of the hot desert air against my skin; being scrubbed, rubbed and pampered during my first hammam.
    Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • There’s humor in the script’s observation of the absurd degree to which celebrities are indulged, like the slice of cheesecake that keeps turning up because Jay once requested it and thereafter it was written into his rider.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kershaw nursed the one-run lead through six innings.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
  • In the team's preseason opener on the road against the Carolina Panthers, Sanders received the start due to injuries being nursed by Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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