1
as in to gratify
to give in to (a desire)
the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children
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2
as in to surrender
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer
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as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids
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Recent Examples of indulge
The local Community Board has organized against the plan, preferring to wait for the State of New York to spend $2 billion for a deck on the rail yards, even if this is a fantasy that the rest of the state will never indulge.
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Mitchell Moss, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
The fact that Australia’s Prime Minister carved out 45 minutes between parliamentary sessions to indulge kids at least two terms from voting age underlines his belief that social media represents an unambiguous threat to his nation’s most precious resource: its children.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Just remember to label your edibles clearly and let everyone know the potency before indulging.
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—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Go the practical route and indulge her with a new pan from one of our favorite brands.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Moss, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
The fact that Australia’s Prime Minister carved out 45 minutes between parliamentary sessions to indulge kids at least two terms from voting age underlines his belief that social media represents an unambiguous threat to his nation’s most precious resource: its children.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Just remember to label your edibles clearly and let everyone know the potency before indulging.
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—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Go the practical route and indulge her with a new pan from one of our favorite brands.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulge
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Obviously gratified by the recognition, both siblings said it’s been long overdue — a sentiment no doubt shared by millions of country fans.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Will the nightmarish memory of being gratified by his kid brother be enough to make Saxon snap and start shooting everyone in sight?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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She was shot once in the shoulder, and after briefly going back into her home, ultimately surrendered and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical attention.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the Brewers allowed 36 runs, surrendering 15 home runs, as the Yanks swept the three games.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 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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Glasner refused to change his team significantly for fear of negative consequences, but he would have been pleased by Kamada and Justin Devenny’s impact.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Google struggled to find a solution that pleased everyone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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Biden’s Justice Department ultimately abandoned the gambit and left Trump to head to trial, where a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience.—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Guests can go to the spa and salon to get pampered.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2025
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Related article British Airways reveals new A380 superjumbo first class seat design First-class pampering Board one of the few Lufthansa Airbus A350s with Allegris First Class and you are greeted by a nearly private cabin at the front of the plane.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Analysis: Moscow sees economic and geopolitical benefits in humoring Trump’s push for a cease-fire, our Moscow bureau chief Anton Troianovski writes.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel, who has hosted the Oscars four times, injected some late-night wars humor into his reaction to Conan O’Brien’s debut as Oscar host.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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During a hearing on Monday, Sweeney expressed skepticism that the 24 hours notice that the administration had pledged to provide would satisfy the U.S. Supreme Court's April 7 order requiring migrants be given the opportunity to challenge their removals in court.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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For football fans who have been having withdrawals every Sunday (Thursday and Mondays too), the real action is still months away, but at least tomorrow’s NFL Draft can satisfy the itch a little while longer.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Indulge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulge. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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