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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Gillick, the Chargers’ high-powered running back who came into the contest averaging 168 yards a game, was nursing an injury and saw limited action, getting only 10 carries.Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Most of the Astros regulars, including Chas McCormick, will likely start Tuesday, although outfielder Yordan Álvarez is still nursing an injured knee.Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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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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This is not just a new drink lineup, but a signal, a cultural zeitgeist, inviting customers to pause, sip, and indulge.Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Robyn is trying to clean up her act but can’t resist indulging Sharon’s long-repressed wild side.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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That divine feminine energy and the space to create and to mother a project.Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 25 June 2024
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The deals are mothering—literally, Dame Pat McGrath is mother.Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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In the snap, the dad of three could be seen focused on his phone in one hand while coddling a sleeping baby Lou in the other.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the snap, the dad of three, 39, can be seen focused on his phone in one hand while coddling a sleeping baby Lou in the other.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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The fun Xmas tradition has made room for skin care, and this Molton Brown Advent Calendar will pamper your mom from head to toe.Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the hotel staff who pamper them by the pool return each night to a village plagued by civil unrest and a deadly water crisis.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Oct. 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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Roan, by contrast, hasn’t had the time to learn how to protect herself against the glare of the spotlight, nor to gain the financial resources other celebrities use to cosset themselves from the world.Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Dandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dandle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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