as in pampered
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as in spoiled
to treat with great or excessive care
accused the judiciary of coddling criminals
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Adjective
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While it may have been born in the sleek Prada factory and later gifted to a pampered teenager, the bag does not have an easy life.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025 -
Guest rooms are stocked with goodies to make your stay feel pampered and cozy — including complimentary bottled still and sparkling water, minibars with Mallorcan treats, espresso machines, electric kettles and teas, yoga mats, and Codage Paris bath amenities.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Trump this week announced the creation of a new investment visa that gives the overseas wealthy permanent residency and a path to citizenship in return for $5 million.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump said the gold card program would be open for wealthy people, such as Russian oligarchs, to apply.—
Scott Murdoch,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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As a result, despite Baltimore’s seeming head start on the Opportunity Zone law, that potential largely fizzled under the pressure of gentrification fears and monied interests and failed to capture the true potential of the legislation.—
Venroy July,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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While the extravagant top-secret initiation fees at the top clubs can soar to $1 million (not including annual dues or food and beverage minimums), the chance to join a club falls into the hands of older monied senior members who call the shots on who gets to be a part of their club.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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My husband, however, grew up in a very different reality—an affluent town where many of his friends were driving cars that cost as much as our house.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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The first daytime drama to premiere in over 25 years, Beyond the Gates is set in the leafy Maryland suburb of Fairmont Crest, just outside of Washington, D.C., one the most affluent African American counties in the United States.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the three-and-a-half-hour drama directed by Brady Corbet, Pearce plays the moneyed Pennsylvania industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, who takes on the immigrant architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) as his new pet project.—
Caroline Tompkins,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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But among Silicon Valley’s most moneyed class retreat wasn’t an option.—
Charles Duhigg,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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“Coddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coddled. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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