kid-gloved

Definition of kid-glovednext

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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
  • Being a courteous cruiser helps everyone maximize their vacation enjoyment.
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The House Business committee’s guidelines prohibit demonstrations and signage and ask testifiers to be courteous.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • When the Assad regime in nearby Syria collapsed in late 2024, its security forces had been hollowed out – and its economy ravaged – by years of civil conflict.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Numerous airlines canceled international flights to Dubai through the weekend, as India’s civil aviation agency designated much of the Middle East — including skies above Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon — as a high-security risk zone at all altitudes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The service The staff is efficient, polite, and friendly.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This more loosely prescribed tradition stems partly from our big Southern families full of siblings and cousins, as well as partly from how Southerners are polite to a fault—and don’t ever want to leave anyone out.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Most are evasive, a few are obsequious, many are defiant, a few are enraged, and all appear to feel their lives slipping away under the seemingly boundless force of judicial inquisition.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Plentiful staff are ever-present and always obliging, without being obsequious.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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