as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
a luxury spa where guests are cosseted with no expense spared
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Recent Examples of cosset
The expansive pool deck as well as one of the country’s most cosseting spas, complete with hammam, helps round out the pampering on offer.
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
But not every safari-goer wants all that cosseting (or the costs that go with it).
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
What Readers Loved The high scores in this race indicate just how rich teeming Bangkok is in cosseting retreats.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
But not every safari-goer wants all that cosseting (or the costs that go with it).
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
What Readers Loved The high scores in this race indicate just how rich teeming Bangkok is in cosseting retreats.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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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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Positioned near the far edge of the second row, not the alpha dog position that he is used to, Mr. Trump kept leaning over to speak to Mr. Obama, who smiled and indulged him in cordial chitchat.Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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For a short time this month, the fast-food sandwich chain will offer customers a lighthearted way to indulge by putting a creative twist on its menu.Tabitha Parent, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Even though Calais Campbell is nursing a neck injury that surfaced on Friday, the Miami Dolphins defensive lineman has 300,000 reasons to play in Sunday’s regular season finale against the New York Jets.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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In the wild, baby spider monkeys are nursed by their mother for the first two years of their life, said California Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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When not getting pampered at the spa, slink into a chaise lounge in the garden, or skip the spa for an adrenaline kick at the gym, where a wooden WaterRower and treadmill will keep you in top form.Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
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Or pamper your jewelry by placing special pieces like family heirlooms and sentimental treasures into a soft velvet box like this one by Sophie Bille Brahe.Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
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The sensitive child of the bunch doesn’t need to be babied.Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
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Plus, judging by Dustin May, Walker Buehler and many others, babying a pitcher doesn’t seem too effective.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
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As Colvin learned soon after landing in central Florida, the profession doesn’t coddle its newcomers.Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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The interior is a soft, brushed fleece that coddles my skin while a smooth, tightly woven exterior protects against wind and moisture.The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Cosset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosset. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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