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coddle

verb as in indulge, pamper

verb as in boil lightly, usually eggs

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A good fit for: Cooks who don’t want to coddle their pans and don’t mind a little oil.

In Zimmerman’s final pick, Rose’s mother visits and friction ensues when Rose coddles her too much.

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The first lady appears only too happy to fake compassion — with the likely help of AI — in exchange for living the coddled life of a trophy wife.

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Next season, while the Lakers are on vacation, are we going to see Austin Reaves in the playoffs wearing another team’s uniform because the Lakers traded him while coddling an aged star?

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This is all so he can coddle his sulky, wild teenage son while expecting Carrie to limit all extracurricular cuddles to her adopted kitty, Shoe.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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