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spoon-fed

[spoon-fed] / ˈspunˌfɛd /
ADJECTIVE
spoiled
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At a scoop shop in downtown Manhattan, a large white poodle was spoon-fed what appeared to be vanilla ice cream.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

Sometimes, somebody comes on and they’re not an actor and are spoon-fed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Other images include Susan being spoon-fed by her young granddaughter and her lying on her bed having forgotten how to dress herself.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024

I was largely content to live within those musically monolithic walls, supremely enjoying the fact that I'd been spoon-fed "In Utero" since I was in utero.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

The blond-haired girl who’d spoon-fed me popcorn-flavored pudding was leaning on the porch rail next to them.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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