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as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
accused the judiciary of coddling criminals
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Recent Examples of coddle
Why are her landlord and the town of Huntley still coddling her?
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Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Maximizing what a quarterback can be does not mean coddling him.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
But Louise isn’t willing to sit in judgment or to coddle him.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The congressional hearing this morning with Mayor Adams and the mayors of Boston, Chicago and Denver is a partisan Republican display designed to show that the four Democratic mayors are coddling dangerous and violent undocumented criminals who should be deported.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Maximizing what a quarterback can be does not mean coddling him.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
But Louise isn’t willing to sit in judgment or to coddle him.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The congressional hearing this morning with Mayor Adams and the mayors of Boston, Chicago and Denver is a partisan Republican display designed to show that the four Democratic mayors are coddling dangerous and violent undocumented criminals who should be deported.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coddle
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Bultman felt the Predators needed a center with this pick, boiled the debate down to Martin and Boston College’s James Hagens, and, nodding to Pronman’s comment on the buzz around Martin, went with the hard-nosed pivot from the Soo as his prediction.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Tiny dumplings made with egg, flour and potatoes, deftly rolled off a fork, boiled, then smothered with tomato sauce and grated Parmesan.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023
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Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg poached Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang last week as part of a $14.3 billion investment in the artificial intelligence startup, he was apparently just getting started.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Altman said that Meta’s attempts to poach his staff have failed, at least so far.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Starting June 26, guests can indulge with endless rounds of two appetizers at a time including Mozzarella Sticks, Onion Rings, Fried Pickles, Hatch Queso and Chips & Salsa.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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That the shop has indulged families for decades speaks to its constancy.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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Combs also appeared to stew in silence as a Homeland Security Investigations special agent detailed the surplus of drugs, baby oil, and firearms seized from his Miami home and when clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes explained why victims remain in abusive relationships.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
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Clearly, Drag Race is trying to stew both drama and gameability among the queens with these stray points, but asking them to do so in the open deflates this potential.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Verstappen was nursing his tires — but remained on the racing line — as Russell was approaching fast behind.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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In addition to eating solid food, the pups were likely still nursing milk from their mother, according to the researchers.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally until thickened, about 10 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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Serna simmered at the plate for the first month after last summer’s trade but has cooled considerably since.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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The Unexpected Ibiza Hotel Partying meets pampering at the pink-hued paradise of The Unexpected Ibiza Hotel.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Is this a Marner thing, or a sign that the team pampers their stars and that Blue and White disease is worse than ever? P Paul M. · 3h 30m ago Why is Marner so mad .—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddle. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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