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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
coddle .
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Examples
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They continue to be coddled, which is why Larry and those of his ilk persist in it.
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They continue to be coddled, which is why Larry and those of his ilk persist in it.
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They continue to be coddled, which is why Larry and those of his ilk persist in it.
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They continue to be coddled, which is why Larry and those of his ilk persist in it.
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And because the kids are such "coddled," "narcissistic praise junkies," they'll be beyond tough to bring into the military.
Boing Boing 2007
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Count me among the "coddled" inefficent college student.
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The "tough on crime" crowd says that criminals get what they deserve, and insist on the myth that prisoners are "coddled" in country-club-like conditions.
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The "tough on crime" crowd says that criminals get what they deserve, and insist on the myth that prisoners are "coddled" in country-club-like conditions.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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As late as the 1990s, some old-timers from Bishop [California, a town near Manzanar], were adamant that the internees had been "coddled," and that there never were guards or guard towers.
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Others have claimed that the internees were "coddled" and that there were never any guard towers.
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