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Recent Examples of spoon-feed
The savvy celebrity on the business end of the jockeying just spoon-feeds you their evolution.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The season has traded both subtlety and ambiguity for clear explanations spelled out and spoon-fed.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
College coaches line up their offenses on the ball and spoon-feed plays from the sideline.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
As a result, the stubborn pup demands to be spoon-fed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead of spoon-feeding solutions, guide your mentees to discover their own specific answers.
—Jay Garcia, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Brewer’s main complaint is that he isn’t being spoon-fed enough information on where the candidates stand on issues.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
Parents generally spoon-feed jars of pureed foods for a few months in the first year of life when introducing solids, but pouches marketed to parents of toddlers and older children have prolonged pureed food eating by years.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The season has traded both subtlety and ambiguity for clear explanations spelled out and spoon-fed.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
College coaches line up their offenses on the ball and spoon-feed plays from the sideline.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
As a result, the stubborn pup demands to be spoon-fed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead of spoon-feeding solutions, guide your mentees to discover their own specific answers.
—Jay Garcia, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Brewer’s main complaint is that he isn’t being spoon-fed enough information on where the candidates stand on issues.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
Parents generally spoon-feed jars of pureed foods for a few months in the first year of life when introducing solids, but pouches marketed to parents of toddlers and older children have prolonged pureed food eating by years.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoon-feed
Verb
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They were captured by Capt. Cyrus Alvah Eastman, who hand-fed the sea lions fish throughout their weeklong train journey to Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Animal encounters allow a more up-close look at some of your favorite critters, such as hand-feeding a bison or touching a rhino.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
10 July 2025
Verb
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There was the constant Tom Brady and Bill Belichick chatter as we were constantly force-fed one reminder after another about what the Miami Dolphins had done in 1972.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Take, for example, the first victim portrays gluttony: a man with obesity is force-fed literally to death via hemorrhage.—
Derek Scancarelli,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Schedule feeding can lead to overfeeding or underfeeding which can cause uncomfortable sensations for the baby such as painful gas (and the crying associated with it), difficulty sleeping, and never feeling truly full.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
7 July 2025
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During her trial, which began in October 2022, several colleagues testified to witnessing unusual behavior from the former nurse, while Letby was also accused of overfeeding some of the infants with milk and air.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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To fatten up the liver that’s used to create foie gras, farmers force-feed the fowl more grain than their bodies need.—
Ari Daniel,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Farmers who fatten their chickens most efficiently are paid the best.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Marquette University community installed President Kimo Ah Yun on April 29 in an inauguration filled with pomp, prayer and a dash of protest.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Nor did the dozens of other Art Academy staff, students and supporters who have filled Cincinnati City Hall in recent weeks, pleading for the city to support the 156-year-old art school.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spoon-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoon-feed. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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