as in to sweeten
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The Bulls aren’t interested in attaching assets to sweeten the deal in a player trade.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Turn to these desserts to sweeten your winter baking.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2025
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While her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein, is the heir to the throne, Iman is not in the line of succession—and neither may her baby.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
24 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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The athletes are already pampered with scholarships, special accommodations, special meals, etc.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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As far as spa-worthy products, grab the Austra Silk Eye Pillow to pamper yourself at home.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Attempts to coax the animal down with warm milk even failed.—
Rev. Bill Kerr,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Newsom coaxed the state Legislature in two special sessions to create a price gouging investigation unit and to require oil refineries to keep extra stocks of gasoline on hand to prevent price spikes when refineries shut down for maintenance.—
Russ Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.—
Helen Iatrou,
Robb Report,
14 Sep. 2023
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So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.—
James Surowiecki,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2019
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Fall sustains many tonal expectations of the road-trip comedy and the coming-of-age tale, to startling effect, as Doe and Muna lie, steal, and wheedle their way through Turkey to reach the border.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The grubbing and wheedling correspondence of Prince Andrew and Fergie as told by Craig Brown Air Supply The Constant Gardener Spring is in the air, and AIR SUPPLY’s latest collection is ripe for the picking.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
23 Mar. 2024
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Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities, and demoralizing competent white men.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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For either short trips to the store or long, leisurely road trips the E 450 is made to coddle you.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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However for Highland Park this path was started in part back in 2008, when Motion chose ten casks to take to the next level, to nurture and cajole into their fifties.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump paused a game of golf to personally cajole Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. and Keith Self, R-Texas, to convince them to change their votes.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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