as in spoiled
to treat with great or excessive care
refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school
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In Capri, meanwhile, you’re spoiled for choice.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026 -
Australia spoiled Turkey’s 24-year wait to return to the World Cup with a 2-0 victory.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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For more than a quarter-century, fate never indulged us with another KU-MU game in Kansas City (other than the 2017 hurricane relief exhibition) as the series itself went dormant in the wake of Mizzou’s move to the Southeastern Conference.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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Besides his administrative duties, Hedren also indulged his interest in history and became one of the leading experts on the Great Sioux War, writing more books on the subject than any other author.—
Patrick Springer,
Twin Cities,
26 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the interactive event, filmed right in Murgatroyd and Chmerkovskiy’s kitchen, explored the most worth-it purchases of the season for everyone on the list, from the trend-aware mom to the woman who loves being pampered.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Perez himself is known to prefer that players are not pampered or allowed too much leeway.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The textile mill that gave Berkshire its name was the original bad business, one Buffett nursed for 20 years before finally shutting it down.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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In the final four games of the season last year, the Cowboys elected to move Smith to the left tackle spot while Guyton nursed nagging injuries with Dallas out of playoff contention.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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While most art cars since the fifth installment had been cosseted, this one was present at the starting line for the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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What media has coddled Caitlin Clark?—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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No matter how much his disability impacted his daily routine, Nic notes that his parents never coddled him.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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“Mollycoddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollycoddled. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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