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
The downstairs dining room is intimate, cosseting and plush; upstairs is more relaxed and idiosyncratically chic.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 22 July 2025
But the deal would ultimately involve the purchase of bricks and mortar, or their construction: a simple and predictable future course of actions or change in ownership of property, protected and cosseted by lawyers and courts – by the rule of law.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
My favorite feature of the new $420,000, all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t the cosseting ride quality or the illuminated stars embedded in the headliner of the insanely ornate interior.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2024
Roan, by contrast, hasn’t had the time to learn how to protect herself against the glare of the spotlight, nor to gain the financial resources other celebrities use to cosset themselves from the world.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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Pluribus crackles with terrific comic tension as Carol wakes up next to her dead partner, filled with grief yet spoiling for a fight.—
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Without spoiling too much, the two-minute clip finds Carol weathering ample concern for her less-than-cheery demeanor.—
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The skaters, staff, volunteers and fans were generous in indulging me.—
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José Daniel Ferrer’s life exposes the costs of indulging revolutionary illusions.—
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The Rams nursed a slim three-point lead when both teams headed to their respective locker rooms at the end of the second quarter.—
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Long before he was spotted in the tunnel bent over to nurse his latest injury, Davis attempted to play through the injury.—
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Crystal Mountain, Michigan Founded in 1956 as a community ski area, Crystal Mountain (28 miles southwest of Traverse City) has become a destination for healthful, pampering getaways.—
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Whatever the case, pamper yourself in a pleasing way.—
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Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.—
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Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean.—
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Police officers, in my view, coddled Lorincz and failed to protect her Black neighbors, Owens among them.—
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As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother.—
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“Cosset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosset. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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