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
  • The staff is professional, courteous and cool.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Here, food is art, service is courteous and the ambition to push our city's dining scene forward is present on every plate.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The criminal operations have gone largely unchallenged in Cambodia due to the complete dismantling in recent years of the country’s civil society and independent media.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • From their point of view, there will be a local council that will get a lot of money from international donors, but, behind the scenes, Hamas, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, will be able to continue to preserve its military and political and civil power.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 2025 study showed that when users dropped the polite fluff and went straight to the point, ChatGPT's accuracy ticked upward.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And while offering to help clean up is polite, Jokilehto says there’s a right way to do it.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Western leaders have sought to paper over these inconvenient truths, including at their June G-7 and NATO summits, with obsequious efforts to flatter, humor, and cajole Trump.
    Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Von der Leyen did not appear obsequious in her meeting with Trump.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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