as in nursed
to treat with great or excessive care
the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni
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Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Kershaw nursed the one-run lead through six innings.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The same colleagues were yet to watch the finale, and for fear of being spoiled, refused to help with my research.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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If even one of them kept score, the dynamic was seemingly spoiled by lower satisfaction across the board.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Aztecs speared and ate them, and Catholic monks indulged on the aquatic delicacies on days they weren’t allowed to eat red meat.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eric didn’t deserve to be gunned down, and the system failed him — the system that felt that juveniles needed to be coddled.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Call us coddled, or sensitive snowflakes, or whatever.—
Vivian Tu,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Guests can sample new products, attend workshops, enjoy fashion shows or get pampered with on-the-spot makeovers.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The feel of the hot desert air against my skin; being scrubbed, rubbed and pampered during my first hammam.—
Alysia Reiner,
Flow Space,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Dandled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dandled. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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