: marked by extreme care or deference
kid-glove treatment
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Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In some ways, Danny is handling her sister with kid gloves because of Danny’s own guilt.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But next, the kid gloves came off in serious fashion.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In some ways, Danny is handling her sister with kid gloves because of Danny’s own guilt.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Kid-glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kid-glove. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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