kid-gloved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid-gloved
Adjective
  • But the question remains whether the media, which had in many cases mishandled stories ranging from Trump-Russia to the 2023-24 lawfare campaigns against the former and future president, saw themselves as defending democracy against Trump when providing largely kid-glove coverage of Biden.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
  • That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But behind the courteous gesture, there are lingering concerns of how overtourism might impact Ishigaki’s rich natural environment and potentially overwhelm its infrastructure, concerns that extend to other neighboring remote islands.
    Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • The service Efficient, courteous, and polished, the service here meets expectations for a grand hotel.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • But the whistleblower has also had both civil and criminal charges leveled against him, forcing him to spend the last 10-plus years living in exile in Russia.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • In 2008, the DOJ pursued criminal charges and a civil suit.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • But the short stay stretched into a month, and the once-polite guest turned rude, demanding and increasingly hostile, according to Vanity Fair.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • To cede all of that ground to the executive, and to do so in such an obsequious way, is shameful.
    KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • The staff is wonderfully friendly and casual, providing seamless service without being obsequious.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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