1
as in pleases
to give in to (a desire)
the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children
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as in surrenders
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer
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as in spoils
to treat with great or excessive care
you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids
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Recent Examples of indulges
Elsewhere, Fennell indulges a familiar impulse to shock, or at least to jolt us awake.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Raimi indulges Send Help’s gore and gross-out moments with the zest of someone returning to his cult-favorite roots.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Evolution occasionally indulges us with organisms that seem too cool or too scary to be true, like something out of a science fiction film.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
As for Princess Lilibet, 4, her mother indulges one of her current interests.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
The falling soufflé as a symbol of the crumbling hotel is the kind of heavy-handed touch Solnicki rarely indulges.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
So much eye-candy value is maximized by David Schuurman’s widescreen photography, which frequently indulges us further with sweeping drone’s-eye views of spectacular landscapes.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Raimi indulges Send Help’s gore and gross-out moments with the zest of someone returning to his cult-favorite roots.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Evolution occasionally indulges us with organisms that seem too cool or too scary to be true, like something out of a science fiction film.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
As for Princess Lilibet, 4, her mother indulges one of her current interests.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
The falling soufflé as a symbol of the crumbling hotel is the kind of heavy-handed touch Solnicki rarely indulges.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
So much eye-candy value is maximized by David Schuurman’s widescreen photography, which frequently indulges us further with sweeping drone’s-eye views of spectacular landscapes.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulges
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Ellie does a great job with Christian’s birthday cake, which pleases Ben.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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Andrew surrenders his Duke of York title.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Peter then surrenders to Catherine, who demands his explanation for going AWOL.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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This post spoils Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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But there was the Transformers actor, with his tattoos and pirate beard, behaving like the obnoxious guy at the bar who spoils everybody else’s night, getting into a fight, then continuing to party the next day after his high-profile arrest.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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By virtue of its sheer scale, everything that gratifies us about submarine cables feels amplified a hundredfold in 2Africa; the same goes for everything that worries us.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes the game simply abandons you.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Currently, Colorado supports the youngest and the oldest students enrolled in private schools through tuition vouchers or indirectly through tax incentives, but abandons them in the intervening and arguably most important years of schooling.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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These breakfast delights might move you from the cinnamon roll camp into a whole different delight for your palate.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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And Winnipeg must be able to provide the asset quality that satisfies the selling team.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The result is a cycle that satisfies legal definitions of accountability while leaving unresolved questions about whether training, culture and policy are doing enough to change outcomes.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Indulges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulges. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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