as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni
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Recent Examples of dandle
An hour later, Musk took X to New York and dandled him on his knee while being photographed for Time.
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Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
The day after the election, Taaz Robinson, a fellow third-year, posted a picture on Buckingham’s Facebook page of Donald Trump as an infant being dandled by Vladimir Putin.
—Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2017
Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
The day after the election, Taaz Robinson, a fellow third-year, posted a picture on Buckingham’s Facebook page of Donald Trump as an infant being dandled by Vladimir Putin.
—Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dandle
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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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Even though Calais Campbell is nursing a neck injury that surfaced on Friday, the Miami Dolphins defensive lineman has 300,000 reasons to play in Sunday’s regular season finale against the New York Jets.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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In the wild, baby spider monkeys are nursed by their mother for the first two years of their life, said California Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 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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Venus in Aquarius is also dazzling your second house of self-confidence, encouraging you to indulge a little, so treat yourself to something luxurious.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Winter calls for cozy cashmere pieces, and for all of those who want to indulge this season, here’s an edit of womenswear pieces in neutral hues, which, as Aman Essentials says, celebrates nature’s simplicity and purity.Felicity Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Officials estimate that Wisdom has produced 50 to 60 eggs in her lifetime and has mothered as many as 30 chicks.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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She was born on June 10, to mother Jona, 25 and father Tony, 24, and has two siblings named Pork Stew and Sweet Pork, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Through flood, earthquake, and subsidence, the Goose was coddled like a pedigree bird at a cost of US$1 million a year until Hughes died in 1976 after years of decline into Las Vegas penthouse seclusion and bizarre eccentricity.David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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The user is coddled by the machine, voluntarily infantilized.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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When not getting pampered at the spa, slink into a chaise lounge in the garden, or skip the spa for an adrenaline kick at the gym, where a wooden WaterRower and treadmill will keep you in top form.Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
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Or pamper your jewelry by placing special pieces like family heirlooms and sentimental treasures into a soft velvet box like this one by Sophie Bille Brahe.Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
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While its remote location at the top of the world makes flying and staying here expensive, Greenland isn’t for luxury lovers accustomed to being cosseted.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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My favorite feature of the new $420,000, all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t the cosseting ride quality or the illuminated stars embedded in the headliner of the insanely ornate interior.Tim Stevens, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Dandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dandle. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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