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as in indulged
to treat with great or excessive care
pamper a sick child
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Recent Examples of pampered
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sydney Bowles, or Lady Redesdale, was the pampered daughter of the media baron Thomas Gibson Bowles, who, among other ventures, founded Vanity Fair.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Was Lawrence truly pampered by previous Jags coaches?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The character of Ainsley could so easily be unlikeable—pampered, beautiful, wealthy—but Randolph injects heart, rounding her edges and giving her substance.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sydney Bowles, or Lady Redesdale, was the pampered daughter of the media baron Thomas Gibson Bowles, who, among other ventures, founded Vanity Fair.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Spa Weekend, directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, follows three childhood best friends, Jane, Coco, and Sophie, as they get pampered during a luxury girls’ getaway.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Was Lawrence truly pampered by previous Jags coaches?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampered
Adjective
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That said, ensuring community pets are thoroughly taken care of—perhaps even spoiled— is a cause many feel called to support.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
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The spousal death brings Madison Avenue queen Stacy out of New York City with her urban-spoiled daughters and granddaughters.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But for most fans not wealthy enough to buy VIP ticket packages, catching a glimpse in-person required navigating a complicated and convoluted system just for the chance to pay high prices.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Golden visas have been booming across the globe, attracting some of America’s wealthiest seeking tax havens, safety and warmer weather.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What this signals beyond the wealthy While trust reveals are most often associated with affluent families, the underlying impulse extends well beyond the wealthy.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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El Portal is affluent, with a median income just over $100,000.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In Bishop, homicide detective Bishop Graves (Kinnaman) – brilliant, battle-scarred – will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last December, a large coterie of Silicon Valley billionaires descended upon Miami to attend Art Basel, the ritzy, contemporary art fair that marks the end of the moneyed set’s yearly social calendar.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Pampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampered. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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