as in to sweeten
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Hudson played a hulking Lowrey organ, the FL (or Festival) model; it was purchased by the Band in 1961, to help sweeten the deal after Hudson refused their first several offers to join.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025 -
In September, Young Poong and MBK announced a tender offer for Korea Zinc shares, sweetening its bid twice in the process.—
Daisuke Wakabayashi,
New York Times,
22 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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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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Luke Richardson tried in vain to coax that tenacity out of him in the NHL, often pairing him with hardscrabble players to encourage a tougher mindset.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Rosie, a feral cat his wife adopted and slowly coaxed into trusting her, was skittish and unfriendly, and rarely interacted with Mr. Escott.—
Kellen Browning,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.—
Helen Iatrou,
Robb Report,
14 Sep. 2023
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So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.—
James Surowiecki,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2019
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The grubbing and wheedling correspondence of Prince Andrew and Fergie as told by Craig Brown Air Supply The Constant Gardener Spring is in the air, and AIR SUPPLY’s latest collection is ripe for the picking.—
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airmail.news,
23 Mar. 2024
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Muffin, the show’s resident chaos-causing cousin, has been wheedled into filming an unboxing-style video by her father, Stripe, who has once again reached for the parenting stars but landed somewhere significantly south of his goal.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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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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The bell rings for a second time and the players get up from their seats, cajole one another and walk down the tunnel, studs clattering and adrenaline pumping.—
Stuart James,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Curators also cajole museums, galleries, artists, and private collectors around the country into loaning artworks.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Dulcify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dulcify. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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