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Recent Examples of spoon-feed
Brewer’s main complaint is that he isn’t being spoon-fed enough information on where the candidates stand on issues.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
Parents generally spoon-feed jars of pureed foods for a few months in the first year of life when introducing solids, but pouches marketed to parents of toddlers and older children have prolonged pureed food eating by years.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Buyers are proactive today, eager to find information through online research themselves rather than waiting for someone to spoon-feed it to them.
—Kelly Hopping, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Reese Witherspoon is spoon-feeding us another exquisite ‘fit!
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
To put it another way, neither the state legislators nor the governors had to break a sweat to draft and enact these measures — they were spoon-fed the texts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
But Thanksgiving is upon us, and surely many of us will be ducking for cover as Uncle Chuck hurls social media talking points across the table — spoon-fed to him by an unholy algorithm tailored to reinforce his baser instincts.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
Marshall had stomach cancer at the time and was only supposed to be fed through a tube, New York Magazine reported, but Smith spoon-fed him chicken broth.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
These are sympathetic and moving sentiments to be sure, but being spoon-fed these messages isn’t all that interesting.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
Parents generally spoon-feed jars of pureed foods for a few months in the first year of life when introducing solids, but pouches marketed to parents of toddlers and older children have prolonged pureed food eating by years.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Buyers are proactive today, eager to find information through online research themselves rather than waiting for someone to spoon-feed it to them.
—Kelly Hopping, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Reese Witherspoon is spoon-feeding us another exquisite ‘fit!
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
To put it another way, neither the state legislators nor the governors had to break a sweat to draft and enact these measures — they were spoon-fed the texts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
But Thanksgiving is upon us, and surely many of us will be ducking for cover as Uncle Chuck hurls social media talking points across the table — spoon-fed to him by an unholy algorithm tailored to reinforce his baser instincts.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
Marshall had stomach cancer at the time and was only supposed to be fed through a tube, New York Magazine reported, but Smith spoon-fed him chicken broth.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
These are sympathetic and moving sentiments to be sure, but being spoon-fed these messages isn’t all that interesting.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoon-feed
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But the people who did the actual hands-on work of incubating the eggs and hand-feeding the chicks around the clock were a dedicated team of aviculturists and bird keepers.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Animal encounters allow a more up-close look at some of your favorite critters, such as hand-feeding a bison or touching a rhino.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2024
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To Evoke a Specific Emotion Nostalgia has been force-fed to American audiences for far too long, far too often, but when used wisely, memories of the past can be a powerful boost to art made for the present.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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They were imprisoned and force-fed in British prisons after going on hunger strike and, later in life, became disillusioned with the peace process.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Most dogs would do anything for a treat, and while giving them a little snack is usually harmless, constantly overfeeding them can be detrimental to their health.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The goal is steady feeding without overfeeding, which can damage the tree.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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Feeder cattle are young cattle that are mature enough to be fattened for slaughter.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Over the next two weeks, the Rockets have a chance to fatten their record against some weaker competition, before things get much more difficult.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The seven-foot hole was filled with water and excrement when the child was found.Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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The awesome power of their example fills me with optimism.Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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