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mollycoddle

verbCommon GRE wordMore M words

to treat with excessive indulgence and protection

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Mollycoddle in a sentence

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Critics argued that the program mollycoddled employees rather than challenging them.

Synonyms
pampercoddleindulgespoil
Antonyms
neglecttoughen

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The treaty's terms were deliberately blank, allowing each side to interpret the key clauses in whatever way best suited its own interests.

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Mollycoddle (verb) means to treat with excessive indulgence and protection
Here is mollycoddle used in an example sentence: "Critics argued that the program mollycoddled employees rather than challenging them."
Common synonyms for mollycoddle include pamper, coddle, indulge, spoil.
Antonyms of mollycoddle include neglect, toughen.
Mollycoddle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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