: marked by extreme care or deference
kid-glove treatment
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Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But he’s been treated with kid gloves in Broward because of a corrupt Democratic machine here.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
In some ways, Danny is handling her sister with kid gloves because of Danny’s own guilt.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But he’s been treated with kid gloves in Broward because of a corrupt Democratic machine here.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Kid-glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kid-glove. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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