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as in indulged
to treat with great or excessive care
pamper a sick child
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Recent Examples of pampered
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025
At some point over the past year, dogs quietly became the most pampered passengers in the sky.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
These gifts will make anyone feel pampered.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Paltrow, as a pampered rich wife and former actress named Kay Stone, opens the trailer by dressing him down, but Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary (a.k.a.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025
At some point over the past year, dogs quietly became the most pampered passengers in the sky.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
Get pampered at Enchantment Resort Sedona has no shortage of spa and wellness resorts, and one of the most acclaimed of these spots is in Boynton Canyon, one of the city's four major vortexes.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
These gifts will make anyone feel pampered.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampered
Adjective
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Melling’s scenes all took place in the objectively less exciting muggle universe, occurring along a fairly straightforward arc from spoiled bully to remorseful young adult.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Violations included spoiled ice cream, expired tacos, warm dairy drinks and plumbing issues.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Founded in 1951, this was a see-and-be-seen destination for wealthy American travelers and avid sportfishers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Democrats’ Biden-era goals of raising taxes on wealthy Americans and big companies to fund upgrades to health care, education, and clean energy were somewhat stifled by their 50-50 majority.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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More affluent areas received prompt warnings and orders.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Philosopher Peter Singer makes a similar point in moral terms, arguing that affluent Americans have a strong obligation not merely to acknowledge but also to meaningfully assist people living in absolute poverty.—
Kenneth Zagacki,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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New Angelenos—relatively moneyed folks likely from the East Coast working in creative spaces like fashion, food, and design that recently discovered the glory of DTLA and have either taken up residence or are now calling SoCal home.—
Krista Simmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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This year’s election cycle also promises to be another showdown of moneyed interests via dueling ballot measures, with those either increasing or decreasing taxes at the top of the heap.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampered. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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