as in to sweeten
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The White House reportedly denied a request by the island's president, Lai Ching-te, to make a stopover in New York en route to a tour of Taiwan's Latin American allies—a move widely viewed as being intended to sweeten the pot in ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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At first sip, the whisky is lightly sweetened—in this case very much not a knock against—in the realm of passionfruit custard.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
10 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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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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Of course, a good primer will also control shine and pamper the complexion with skin-loving ingredients.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
3 Aug. 2025
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Madeline adds extra pampering with wrinkle patches on the sides of her eyes and the area between the eyebrows.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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In the video, Munn, who shares her daughter and 3-year-old son Malcolm with actor husband John Mulaney, 42, is holding her little girl excitedly, coaxing her to repeat it on camera.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Its land is farmed communally, and its lord, Master Kent (Harry Melling), is a benevolent soul who prefers coaxing and rewarding to ordering and punishing.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.—
Helen Iatrou,
Robb Report,
14 Sep. 2023
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So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.—
James Surowiecki,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2019
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After wheedling some cash from him, while Noon rifles through his backpack, Win convinces him to stay and teach some lessons.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Eli Mintz, a Yiddish-theatre star, played Uncle David with a high, wheedling voice, his hands a blur of gesticulation, and the Goldberg children were portrayed by Gentile actors, including the endearing Arlene (Fuzzy) McQuade as the preteen Rosalie, a studious girl with a sleek bob.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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His Victor is the product of a coddling mother (Mia Goth), who dies young and leaves him emotionally adrift, and a domineering father (Charles Dance), who molds him into a brilliant but heedless inventor.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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Trump has a habit of coddling enemies and abusing friends, neither of which serves our strategic interests.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Naomi is a textbook Jewish mother, nagging and cajoling and smothering her children with logorrheic abandon.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Butorac has spent much of the past year quizzing, cajoling and nudging those stars, ultimately devising a format geared to their needs.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Dulcify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dulcify. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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