kid-gloved

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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
  • Treating Their Home Like an Office Generally speaking, your courteous attention to the host and respect for the space go a long way.
    Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Students’ experiences in this class are a testament to what close listening and courteous communication can produce.
    Shannon Watkins, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The strategy was highly effective, causing power rationing in the capital and fomenting civil chaos.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • According to a letter sent by the Dutch foreign and health ministers to parliament late Friday, Spain has activated the EU civil protection mechanism for a medical evacuation plane equipped for infectious diseases to be on standby in case anyone on the ship becomes ill.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Adjective
  • My son’s friend is an exemplary young man, polite and respectful in all ways except one.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
  • My son’s friend is an exemplary young man — polite and respectful in all ways except one.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • The staff is wonderfully friendly and casual, providing seamless service without being obsequious.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The millennial-Gen Z generational divide, both sides fighting over scraps of a shrinking pie while still in smiling, obsequious service to aging boomers, is an enticing hook made more so by meta casting.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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