kid-gloved

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Adjective
  • But the question remains whether the media, which had in many cases mishandled stories ranging from Trump-Russia to the 2023-24 lawfare campaigns against the former and future president, saw themselves as defending democracy against Trump when providing largely kid-glove coverage of Biden.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
  • That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Students’ experiences in this class are a testament to what close listening and courteous communication can produce.
    Shannon Watkins, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Her boyfriend is sometimes, but not always, respectful or courteous to us.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But civil libertarians are unnerved about casting such a wide dragnet that captures highly personal information from hundreds or perhaps thousands of people who aren’t criminals.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Two other people, a civil society leader and a security member, confirmed the information.
    Wilson Mcmakin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Soft spoken, very polite, a good fellow.
    Michael Biesecker, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Stribing was equal parts humble, low key and polite — not at all in keeping with the image of a diva wide receiver.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The staff is wonderfully friendly and casual, providing seamless service without being obsequious.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The millennial-Gen Z generational divide, both sides fighting over scraps of a shrinking pie while still in smiling, obsequious service to aging boomers, is an enticing hook made more so by meta casting.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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