as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
pamper a sick child
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Recent Examples of pamper
Comments Relaxation, a change of scenery, pampering at a plush hotel, and dining at excellent restaurants are elements of a memorable vacation.
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Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Micellar Milk Froth Cleansing Gel & Makeup Remover Save yourself a step with this face wash that is strong enough to wash away makeup with its frothy foam while still pampering the skin barrier.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Then, she was pampered and showered with love from volunteers at FAAS, a shelter that takes in strays.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Spending your days pampering other people can foster a deep feeling of longing to be the one being fed and massaged.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Micellar Milk Froth Cleansing Gel & Makeup Remover Save yourself a step with this face wash that is strong enough to wash away makeup with its frothy foam while still pampering the skin barrier.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Then, she was pampered and showered with love from volunteers at FAAS, a shelter that takes in strays.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Spending your days pampering other people can foster a deep feeling of longing to be the one being fed and massaged.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pamper
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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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For those who like to indulge, the in-room mini bar offers a diverse selection of beverages, including the Seychelles' national spirit: Takamaka rum.—
Jason Chau,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Wedding photos are taken while the groom indulges a major secret.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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At this historical moment, middle- and upper-class European women were increasingly urged to nurse their own babies for growing fear that wet nurses—usually of lower social rank, and sometimes another race—contributed to infant mortality.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2025
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With Concerning Elbow Injury Rafael Devers Injury: Alex Cora Gives Concerning Update On Red Sox Star Devers has been nursing a shoulder injury which hampered him in 2024.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Pamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pamper. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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