as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
a luxury spa where guests are cosseted with no expense spared
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Recent Examples of cosset
None of the interior rooms is large, but what might have been a drawback becomes a strength in the hands of Ashe Leandro—each space is serene and cosseting and exquisitely detailed.
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Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
The expansive pool deck as well as one of the country’s most cosseting spas, complete with hammam, helps round out the pampering on offer.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
But not every safari-goer wants all that cosseting (or the costs that go with it).
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
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Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
The expansive pool deck as well as one of the country’s most cosseting spas, complete with hammam, helps round out the pampering on offer.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
But not every safari-goer wants all that cosseting (or the costs that go with it).
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosset
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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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Tickled by his enthusiasm, Mishra graciously indulged his demands.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
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There’s a distinction between grappling with reality, however, and indulging unduly in cynicism.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Harvey is nursing a right teres major strain and Long is dealing with left elbow inflammation.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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New England Patriots Needs: RB, WR, O-line, OLB Penn State edge Abdul Carter: If Carter was not nursing a shoulder injury he would have been taken higher.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Treat your face to a few minutes of pampering with this roller.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ever since, she’s dreamed of having one of her own, complete with cozy robes, face masks, and plenty of pampering.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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The seven-minute announcement opened with cinematic footage of both parents reading messages to they baby on the way, who is expected in October 2025.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
17 Apr. 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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But where other modern franchises have found a sweet spot in coddling players just enough to give them the confidence to want to play and improve, City of the Wolves could easily quell any desire to commit with impunity.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2025
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In a test of her willpower, Janine struggles to continue subduing her innate need to coddle kids.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Cosset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosset. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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