Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoon-feed
Verb
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Hold a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, or catch the sheepdog and free-flight raptor shows.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Ollier pointed out the original coal furnaces, still hand-fed to heat each carriage.—
Erica Firpo,
AFAR Media,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Longhorns were the first team this season to take advantage of Vandy’s lack of size — the Commodores are the SEC’s smallest team — force-feeding the ball into 7-footer Matas Vokietaitis, who scored 22 points on 7 of 9 shooting.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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My identifying Nvidia at $2 a share and almost force-feeding it to Club members — many of them now Nvidia millionaires — gives me a clearer head than most about the chipmaker’s fundamentals.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, frequent consumption of sweets and sugary drinks can overfeed harmful bacteria in a way that neither saliva nor helpful bacteria can overcome.—
Jacqueline Abranches,
The Conversation,
2 Dec. 2025
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Remember, those treat calories count toward the daily total, so adjust meal portions accordingly to prevent overfeeding and maintain a balanced, healthy diet.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The new provisions, meant to fatten Americans' wallets, can also cause confusion, accountants said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Analysts were practically euphoric: prescription drug utilization was rising, the population was aging, the new Medicare Part D benefit was coming online, and a wave of higher-margin generic drugs promised to fatten profits.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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That court order stems from a legal action that the Southern Center brought against Sheriff Franklin’s predecessor, Greg Bartlett, who had been underfeeding inmates while taking $212,000 in food money for his personal use.—
WALT BOGDANICH and GRACE ASHFORD,
New York Times,
14 Dec. 2017
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In Fort Worth, Auberge Resorts Collection recently debuted Bowie House, filled with more than 700 works of art from the owner’s private collection.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Spanish Harlem there was always a clutter of folk standing on the sidewalk, watching and paying witness to days filled with mayhem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Spoon-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoon-feed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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