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Recent Examples of kid-glove
Even as the regime’s aggression has escalated, this president has continued a kid-glove treatment against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism in a desperate hope to secure a deal.
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Sen. Ted Budd, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
Sen. Ted Budd, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid-glove
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The technicians were professional, courteous and explained things well!Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Based on our experience, BetMGM’s customer support team is knowledgeable, prompt and courteous.Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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There were cover stories on him and obsequious profiles.Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
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Schulz is obsequious, either chummily laughing along to whatever is being said or clearly waiting for his turn to talk.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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According to a Newsweek article, simple gestures like being polite to airline staff can significantly improve a travel experience.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ahead of Trump’s swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, he and Melania Trump are expected to be greeted at the White House by Joe and Jill Biden, who will then bring them inside for some tea or coffee and perhaps some polite conversation.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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As Shakespeare depicts the king’s reign from June 1483 to August 1485, Richard III’s kingdom was wrought with chaos, confusion and corruption that fueled civil conflict in England.David Sterling Brown, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Through a civil subpoena, Lively obtained text messages between Baldoni, publicist Jennifer Abel, and crisis management expert Melissa Nathan.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recording a song for the hagiographic Ronald Reagan movie but not his own biopic?Chris Stanton, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Stevens pays loving but not hagiographic tribute to his late mother, famed actress Stella Stevens, in his documentary recently showcased at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Guillermo has gone from a sycophantic servant, dreaming of the day his master would turn him into a mythical creature of the night, to an out-and-proud vampire hunter who lives alongside his former lieges.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Its members' firm repudiation of the unqualified and clownish Matt Gaetz for attorney general shows that its members can still stiffen their sinews and summon up the courage to curb President-elect Donald Trump's appetite for surrounding himself with sycophantic boobs.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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His co-stars, like Will Ferrell’s savage Mugatu, Owen Wilson’s stoner hottie Hansel, and Nathan Lee Graham’s servile Todd — all so precise and well-defined in the original’s ravelike milieu — are doomed to retrace their old steps here.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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These officials could, in turn, redistribute some of their private goods among their own servile lieutenants, but the monarch retained ultimate power to grant or revoke their privileged status.Serhiy Kudelia, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2014
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“Kid-glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-glove. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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