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to treat with great or excessive care
pamper a sick child
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Recent Examples of pampered
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sydney Bowles, or Lady Redesdale, was the pampered daughter of the media baron Thomas Gibson Bowles, who, among other ventures, founded Vanity Fair.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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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Adjective
The character of Ainsley could so easily be unlikeable—pampered, beautiful, wealthy—but Randolph injects heart, rounding her edges and giving her substance.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sydney Bowles, or Lady Redesdale, was the pampered daughter of the media baron Thomas Gibson Bowles, who, among other ventures, founded Vanity Fair.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Was Lawrence truly pampered by previous Jags coaches?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampered
Adjective
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That said, ensuring community pets are thoroughly taken care of—perhaps even spoiled— is a cause many feel called to support.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
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The spousal death brings Madison Avenue queen Stacy out of New York City with her urban-spoiled daughters and granddaughters.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 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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Other Pittsburgh connections to Forbes' list Pittsburgh natives David Tepper and Mark Cuban were on Forbes' latest ranking of the world's wealthiest people.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Despite concerns about wealthy New Yorkers fleeing our city, the real exodus is happening in the middle.—
Gary LaBarbera,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What this signals beyond the wealthy While trust reveals are most often associated with affluent families, the underlying impulse extends well beyond the wealthy.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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El Portal is affluent, with a median income just over $100,000.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Just one season of The Traitors that lets the Gamers play against one another instead of in a team-warfare setting against moneyed socialites.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2026
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Campaigning in California, with its many millions of voters, is a very expensive activity, and all candidates except Steyer must rely on the financiers setting up a shadow election in which a very few moneyed interests will cast the votes.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Pampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampered. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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