spoon-feed
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As usual, Wiseman doesn’t spoon-feed us details of who’s who and where’s where; he trusts us to get our bearings over an effortlessly engrossing four hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
"I wanted someone to spoon-feed me information in a format that was easy."
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2021
Her Little Sisters of the Sick Poor are prime examples, as the name suggests: They spoon-feed the toothless, comfort the grieving, scrub floors, clean wounds, change diapers, empty bedpans.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
Then I would imprison him in his highchair and spoon-feed him, eager to witness gastronomic revelation — the earthy sweetness of yams tinged with maple syrup, the vegetal pleasure of buttery broccoli.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2020
We must spoon-feed it, and nice nights that will give me!
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 by William Chambers
She spoon-feeds Knight as his condition worsens, and he eventually becomes her loyal friend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Mantel never spoon-feeds us, never makes it particularly easy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
"Where the Crawdads Sing" often spoon-feeds viewers everything they need to know with oh so tender voiceovers, dialogue, and images that simply overstate the obvious.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2022
By monitoring our listening, the algo tries to figure out what we like, then spoon-feeds us some more.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2022
The young woman next to her spoon-feeds the old woman rice gruel.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
"I spoon-fed the police," she explains with exasperation as she shows us print-outs of text messages and voicemails.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
At a scoop shop in downtown Manhattan, a large white poodle was spoon-fed what appeared to be vanilla ice cream.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
I was largely content to live within those musically monolithic walls, supremely enjoying the fact that I'd been spoon-fed "In Utero" since I was in utero.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2023
I suppose he had felt like a baby, being spoon-fed.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
My surgeon made sure to facilitate my physical transition as much as possible, spoon-feeding me talking points for insurance coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
In her own novels, NDiaye can’t be accused of spoon-feeding readers.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Corkins cautions against turning self-feeding and spoon-feeding into dueling camps.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2022
Meta has faced intense scrutiny in recent months from regulators and advocates who argue the company gets vulnerable users hooked on its products while spoon-feeding them content that hurts their mental health.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
He sat with Rowan, spoon-feeding him soup, and blotting where it spilled from his split, swollen lips.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
