kid-gloved

Example Sentences

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 the car traffic was reasonably courteous about sharing the road, and the miles on a paved surface to reconnect with the singletrack felt easy.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Big Papi was courteous and gentlemanly, unlike Grabby, who snatched at pens, glasses, hair—whatever was in sight.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The decision carried no criminal nor civil liability.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The outcome could potentially have lasting ramifications for civil-military relations and the boundaries of presidential power under the Constitution, particularly during protest movements and domestic emergencies.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • There is polite applause as Cristian Romero cushions a ball from the sky.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Being polite and understanding how to function around a group of people, being open and friendly.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Carol, a reclusive and disgruntled bestselling romantasy author, exhorts her reticent audience of five immune English speakers to reclaim human agency against the milquetoast, obsequious blob and join her in a quest to reverse the happiness apocalypse.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Might the show — with its army of all-knowing, obsequious entities consuming humanity — be a metaphor for the dangers of artificial intelligence?
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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