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to treat with great or excessive care
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Recent Examples of pampering
Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Today, guests can enjoy a spot of pampering at the two-story Fairmont Spa, catch some rays at the rooftop pool, and sip cocktails while listening to live jazz at the Alter Ego library bar.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Chocolate cosmos don’t require a lot of pampering.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
For Drianna and her grandmother, Mita, what began as an evening of pampering transformed into a powerful message of gratitude that continues to resonate online.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s nothing quite like the posh pampering of an outstanding afternoon tea.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Your mind, body, and soul will thank you for the pampering.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Either way, exhausted skin gets a serious pampering session from the cushiony cream’s hydrating hyaluronic acid and soothing bisabolol, plus some reinvigoration from pore-refining, radiance-inducing niacinamide.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The art of pampering begins, and in some cases ends, with aesthetics.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025
Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
This secluded, 75-acre Relais & Châteaux property — the first in North America – seamlessly blends rustic simplicity with extraordinary pampering.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Today, guests can enjoy a spot of pampering at the two-story Fairmont Spa, catch some rays at the rooftop pool, and sip cocktails while listening to live jazz at the Alter Ego library bar.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Chocolate cosmos don’t require a lot of pampering.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
For Drianna and her grandmother, Mita, what began as an evening of pampering transformed into a powerful message of gratitude that continues to resonate online.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s nothing quite like the posh pampering of an outstanding afternoon tea.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Your mind, body, and soul will thank you for the pampering.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Either way, exhausted skin gets a serious pampering session from the cushiony cream’s hydrating hyaluronic acid and soothing bisabolol, plus some reinvigoration from pore-refining, radiance-inducing niacinamide.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The art of pampering begins, and in some cases ends, with aesthetics.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Those looking to have the ultimate pampering experience will be delighted by the product’s light, clean scent, reminiscent of a trip to the spa.
—Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampering
Adjective
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The menu offers roast chicken, velvety purées, and indulgent duck confit that feel both classic and comforting.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Wonderful Pistachios Chocolate Sea Salt & Chocolate Toffee Wonderful Pistachios is adding an indulgent twist to its iconic nut lineup with new Chocolate Sea Salt and Chocolate Toffee flavors.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The intense coddling and dysfunction within the family come to a head at the end of the show opener when a drunken Paul crashes a boat, killing his best friend’s girlfriend, Mallory (Madeline Popovich), and injuring all on board.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Those softies are going to get more coddling.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Wright, however, adds a coda that, without spoiling anything, introduces something extra to the zero-sum game.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Pluribus crackles with terrific comic tension as Carol wakes up next to her dead partner, filled with grief yet spoiling for a fight.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The blast was set off on a concrete surface to replicate an urban environment, with air temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius, typical of mild weather conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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In fact, David Landsberg, the President & CEO at Goodwill Industries of South Florida, says that most decorative home goods made of glass, metal, or ceramic can easily be cleaned with a simple combination of mild dish soap and warm water.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The novel is in many ways a string of dazzlingly deadpan and sharp observations about navigating the strange world of now, from predictive advertising to sugar babying to dead college friends.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What’s gained by indulging our doom?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Septime Webre’s choreography is supposed to have the air of wild and sometimes frenzied social dancing, of Charlestons and Fox Trots and Black Bottoms, of indulging the glorious excesses of the 1920s before the greedier side of the American Dream comes crashing down a few years later.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This can support the aircraft’s weight, allowing a gentle descent with the wings level.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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And so, shortly after his startling, spirit-lifting victory in the primary last spring, the gentle flood of inquiries commenced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Other ethical considerations will arise as the watches go into production.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Coming out of Toronto, she was immediately put into awards consideration.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Pampering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampering. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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