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accused the judiciary of coddling criminals
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Recent Examples of coddled
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Too few advocates Former teammates, including star cornerback Richard Sherman, thought Seahawks coach Pete Carroll coddled Wilson early in the quarterback's career, leading to resentment from members of a defense that led the league in points allowed across an NFL-record four consecutive seasons.
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Mike Sando,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
No matter how much his disability impacted his daily routine, Nic notes that his parents never coddled him.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
That includes dishes such as shrimp po-boy toast with caviar, coddled egg with andouille and tasso, and old bay hollandaise.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
Mornings start at the barn-style main restaurant, where the tight breakfast menu includes mushroom noodles, yak yogurt granola, and coddled eggs with cordyceps (a local edible fungi) alongside a small buffet spread of fresh bread, yak butter, jam, and tsampa (buckwheat flour) for porridge.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Cooked slowly in a hot water bath, coddled eggs are one of the most luxurious ways to enjoy eggs at home.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
Goetz understood this disorder not as the product of scant civic resources or state retreat but rather as the result of liberal misrule—do-gooder bureaucrats, failed social programs, and a city that had coddled the undeserving and the criminal.
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Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
As recently as last April, Narasimhan told analysts on a conference call that Most Favored Nation pricing would be devastating for America, where drug companies had been coddled.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
She has been coddled and cloistered within her city, but the spreading vegetation interferes with that way of life.
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Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Too few advocates Former teammates, including star cornerback Richard Sherman, thought Seahawks coach Pete Carroll coddled Wilson early in the quarterback's career, leading to resentment from members of a defense that led the league in points allowed across an NFL-record four consecutive seasons.
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Mike Sando,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
No matter how much his disability impacted his daily routine, Nic notes that his parents never coddled him.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
That includes dishes such as shrimp po-boy toast with caviar, coddled egg with andouille and tasso, and old bay hollandaise.
—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
Mornings start at the barn-style main restaurant, where the tight breakfast menu includes mushroom noodles, yak yogurt granola, and coddled eggs with cordyceps (a local edible fungi) alongside a small buffet spread of fresh bread, yak butter, jam, and tsampa (buckwheat flour) for porridge.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Cooked slowly in a hot water bath, coddled eggs are one of the most luxurious ways to enjoy eggs at home.
—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
Goetz understood this disorder not as the product of scant civic resources or state retreat but rather as the result of liberal misrule—do-gooder bureaucrats, failed social programs, and a city that had coddled the undeserving and the criminal.
—
Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
As recently as last April, Narasimhan told analysts on a conference call that Most Favored Nation pricing would be devastating for America, where drug companies had been coddled.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coddled
Adjective
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The experience—in keeping with the ROKI Collection philosophy of intentional luxury and tranquility--is all about disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with nature, but in pampered fashion.
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Guests can try their hand at rice planting or bathing the resident water buffalo (a pampered pink-and-black pair).
Verb
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The savory dumplings can be boiled, sautéed, or topped with onions and sour cream for extra flavor.
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Potatoes that have been boiled, baked, or microwaved have less resistant starch than those that have been cooked and then chilled (as in potato salad).
Verb
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And the Belmont Stakes was run at Aqueduct for five years in the 1960s, with possible Triple Crowns being spoiled in 1964 and 1966.
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The service Maldivian service at its sunniest—upbeat, amiable and intuitive enough to know when guests want to be spoiled or left alone.
Adjective
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Now, even wealthy patients come because of the quality.
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Most people associate Chicago’s North Shore with suburban wealth, but the city’s wealthiest suburb sits to the west.
Verb
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For the past six months, the Aussies have stewed – and rallied — behind a one-word analysis from the World Cup draw that put them in the same four-team pod with Team USA, Turkey and Paraguay.
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Without the feel-good story of a Cal Ripken to turn things around, NHL owners simply stewed.
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At the same time, centrists swung against a left that had indulged its purist tendencies.
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This ideal of masculinity is not a patriarch but a perpetual adolescent, endlessly irresponsible and endlessly indulged.
Adjective
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The Premier Jumping League is banking on carving out a place in the global equestrian market, which the league values at $300 billion and says is supported by an affluent, worldwide audience.
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Villalba had been staying in the apartment complex in El Chicó, an affluent neighborhood north of Bogotá, Colombia, since June 3, and she was scheduled to check out on June 21, reported local outlets El Tiempo and El País.
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The textile mill that gave Berkshire its name was the original bad business, one Buffett nursed for 20 years before finally shutting it down.
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In the final four games of the season last year, the Cowboys elected to move Smith to the left tackle spot while Guyton nursed nagging injuries with Dallas out of playoff contention.
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“Coddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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