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Adjective
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That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Even as the regime’s aggression has escalated, this president has continued a kid-glove treatment against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism in a desperate hope to secure a deal.—
Sen. Ted Budd,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
31 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Go analog and try having a courteous conversation with your neighbor about your concerns.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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Showing up, paying courteous attention and being as willing to receive as to share information are fundamental to the collaborative nature of learning.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The suit was filed under Idaho Code 6-202, which addresses civil trespassing.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
30 May 2025
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Potential Witnesses Harve Pierre Former president of Bad Boy Records Harve Pierre has been named in lawsuits alongside Diddy, including at least three civil lawsuits, including the one filed by Dawn Richard.—
Janeé Bolden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Instead, Storm reached the bottom rope to a polite pop from Glendale.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Sometimes the threat of a fine can produce better results than a polite request.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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At 11:30, as the simultaneously pompous and obsequious gate agent announces the passengers above gold status, the bit, already tilting toward insanity, leaves any attempt to portray a real airport behind and dives fully into Alice in Wonderland–level surrealism.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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And the obsequious fealty shown to him by the Republican Party reinforces why a president running amok should never have this much power again.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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