as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly
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Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023 -
Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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The vegetation—fire fuel—will grow back, fire season will keep lengthening into wind season, and the combination of drought and wind will nurse an errant spark.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Pacheco is nursing a rib injury this week Pacheco has dealt with a couple of injuries this season, so his health ahead of Saturday’s game has been something to watch.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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The sensitive child of the bunch doesn’t need to be babied.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
28 Nov. 2023
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Plus, judging by Dustin May, Walker Buehler and many others, babying a pitcher doesn’t seem too effective.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2023
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Staff Picks: Our 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2025 Beginning with Ethel Cain, mothers will be mothering all throughout the year.—
James Factora,
Them,
16 Jan. 2025
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Officials estimate that Wisdom has produced 50 to 60 eggs in her lifetime and has mothered as many as 30 chicks.—
Gabriella Rudy,
NBC News,
6 Dec. 2024
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The hotel was within walking distance of the slopes and provided amenities aimed at pampering the upper-middle-class families who vacationed there.—
Ben Hubbard,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The owners can spend hours relaxing and pampering in the space, said designer Andrew Winch.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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At the Otter, Stupak continues to indulge his impulse to riff and reinterpret and perform tricks of the tongue.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Or go indulge with Gluten-Free Mac N’ Cheese or a Mac N’ Cheese Tri-Tip Plate, a Hot Steak Melt sandwich, or a Mango Goat Cheese or Tri-Tip salad.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Jan. 2025
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As Colvin learned soon after landing in central Florida, the profession doesn’t coddle its newcomers.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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The interior is a soft, brushed fleece that coddles my skin while a smooth, tightly woven exterior protects against wind and moisture.—
The Editors,
Outside Online,
23 Dec. 2024
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An hour later, Musk took X to New York and dandled him on his knee while being photographed for Time.—
Jill Lepore,
The New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2023
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The day after the election, Taaz Robinson, a fellow third-year, posted a picture on Buckingham’s Facebook page of Donald Trump as an infant being dandled by Vladimir Putin.—
Tara Bahrampour,
Washington Post,
12 Oct. 2017
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“Cocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocker. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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