as in spoiling
to treat with great or excessive care
a luxury spa where guests are cosseted with no expense spared
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Much of the damage that the larger amount would cause, especially the impact on the pond and spoiling the preserve, would still happen under the new plan.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Petrecca was thrust into the commentary role, replacing Auro Bulbarelli, who removed himself after spoiling the surprise arrival of Mattarella aboard one of the city’s trams.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Some people think indulging our children’s unexpectedly sophisticated tastes is financially reckless, socially absurd, or proof that parenting culture has lost the plot.—
Melissa Petro,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fans who have known little more than disappointment are now indulging dreams of seeing the Knicks win their first championship since 1973.—
Tom Kludt,
Vanity Fair,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even with Leonard off the court nursing his ankle and Mathurin having fouled out, the Clippers fought until the final buzzer.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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Red Storm starting guard Ian Jackson, nursing a sprained right ankle, was available in uniform on the bench but did not play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There’s no spa or pool (yet), but deeply pampering in-room treatments can be arranged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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In Paris, every self-pampering detail—naturellement—is honed to perfection.—
Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
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Leisure bred laziness; coddling meant spoiling.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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True American industrial strength rests on productivity, innovation, competition, and access to global supply chains, not on coddling producers behind walls of higher prices.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
25 Nov. 2025
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Conceivably one or two of them should have already been at Citi Field, but until finally summoning McLean to pitch Saturday, Stearns has been babying them in the minors.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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However, some have criticized employer techniques for tracking in-office attendance as babying employees and demonstrating an unwarranted lack of trust.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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The cheese sauce uses only six ingredients and helps take this crowd-pleasing casserole to the next level in flavor and fill.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Liu, who won the 2025 world championship with the same crowd-pleasing program, returned to the sport in 2024 with the sole objective of sharing her art.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Cosseting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosseting. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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