as in indulged
to treat with great or excessive care
pamper a sick child
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Recent Examples of pampered
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025
Like many dogs with millennial owners, Dug the 8-month-old golden retriever is undoubtedly a pampered pooch.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In most of the videos the dogs are living their best lives, being pampered, taking naps, playing together and being generally showered with love and affection.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Off-the-couch options for pampered pets All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025
Like many dogs with millennial owners, Dug the 8-month-old golden retriever is undoubtedly a pampered pooch.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
And if your heart wants a richer drive experience and cabin feel, the Mazda CX-90 is the most aspirational—because sometimes the family deserves to be pampered.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In most of the videos the dogs are living their best lives, being pampered, taking naps, playing together and being generally showered with love and affection.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampered
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Then there are the therapy sessions themselves, but those needn’t be spoiled either.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Holding on for a win on Saturday finally allowed the Padres to gain a game in the NL West on the on Dodgers, who lost a fifth straight when the Orioles spoiled a no-hitter with two outs and ultimately walked off a win.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For perspective, the net worth of the seven wealthiest people in the world--all AI luminaries including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang--exceeds $2 trillion, close to the GDP of Canada.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a recent interview with The School of Hard Knocks, a popular social-media channel known for interviewing wealthy entrepreneurs, Repole shared his contrarian view on entrepreneurship, emphasizing the brutal realities that most success stories gloss over.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Aztecs speared and ate them, and Catholic monks indulged on the aquatic delicacies on days they weren’t allowed to eat red meat.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The radical left of the 1960s and ’70s was overwhelmingly populated by college students, many of them affluent, being taught by America’s elite educators.—
Michael Graham,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Burton said smaller and less affluent countries showcase their land conservation and environmental protection strategies too.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No social events get hosted in donors’ homes to reinforce ties with monied patrons.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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The teaser for the historical Netflix drama set in 19th-century New York and Dublin and from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight sees the moneyed family heirs — Arthur, Edward, Anne and Ben — left doubly grief-stricken by the impact of their father’s will.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Pampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampered. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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