as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
a luxury spa where guests are cosseted with no expense spared
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Recent Examples of cosset
The expansive pool deck as well as one of the country’s most cosseting spas, complete with hammam, helps round out the pampering on offer.
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
But not every safari-goer wants all that cosseting (or the costs that go with it).
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
What Readers Loved The high scores in this race indicate just how rich teeming Bangkok is in cosseting retreats.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
But not every safari-goer wants all that cosseting (or the costs that go with it).
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
What Readers Loved The high scores in this race indicate just how rich teeming Bangkok is in cosseting retreats.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosset
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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
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Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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Their trip to Doha, Qatar, included cultural dinners, traditional garb, sightseeing, and hookah indulging, leaving Todd feeling right at home.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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But the initial episodes get swept up in recapping the past few years of political events while indulging adult perspectives that feel outdated, if not outright regressive.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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The result, especially given the absence of Davis (nursing an abdominal strain), was among the most impressive of the season for the Lakers and snapped a five-game winning streak for the Knicks (32-17).—
Khobi Price,
Orange County Register,
2 Feb. 2025
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Mothers often carry their children until age 5, nurse them until age 8, and continue to teach them well beyond that.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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The athletes are already pampered with scholarships, special accommodations, special meals, etc.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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As far as spa-worthy products, grab the Austra Silk Eye Pillow to pamper yourself at home.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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While her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein, is the heir to the throne, Iman is not in the line of succession—and neither may her baby.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
24 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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Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities, and demoralizing competent white men.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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For either short trips to the store or long, leisurely road trips the E 450 is made to coddle you.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Cosset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosset. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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