1
as in to gratify
to give in to (a desire)
the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children
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2
as in to surrender
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer
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as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care
you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids
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Recent Examples of indulge
Pileggi can’t write outside of his own sandbox, which means that DeNiro indulges the usual nefariousness.
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Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
Go the practical route and indulge her with a new pan from one of our favorite brands.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Frank describes indulging with all ages and body types before the excitement began to fade and a kind of melancholy set in.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Jacobs-Jenkins is indulging your voyeurism too: Solomon (played by Harry Lennix) is an amalgam of various civil-rights figures, but most clearly Reverend Jesse Jackson.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
Go the practical route and indulge her with a new pan from one of our favorite brands.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Frank describes indulging with all ages and body types before the excitement began to fade and a kind of melancholy set in.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Jacobs-Jenkins is indulging your voyeurism too: Solomon (played by Harry Lennix) is an amalgam of various civil-rights figures, but most clearly Reverend Jesse Jackson.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulge
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Will the nightmarish memory of being gratified by his kid brother be enough to make Saxon snap and start shooting everyone in sight?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Why catharsis doesn’t work Kicking the crap out of a punching bag or unleashing a rant might feel gratifying in the moment.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
21 Mar. 2025
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Michael Busch drove an elevated fastball into the seats, the first extra-base hit Sasaki had surrendered all season.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the Brewers allowed 36 runs, surrendering 15 home runs, as the Yanks swept the three games.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023
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Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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Both candidates will be forced to emphasize their conservative credentials in a bid to please Republican primary voters, which could provide an opening for their eventual Democratic challenger.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Chef Garofalo’s menu is clearly composed to please all of them, full of classic dishes like French onion soup and salade Niçoise along with American favorites like lobster rolls as well as steak au poivre and the Pierre burger.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Heading them is none other than Robert Keller, who wasn’t killed after all, and now blames his big bro for abandoning him.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Indonesian government was floating a moratorium to stop the construction of new hotels, villas and nightclubs in Bali, in an effort to curb over tourism—an idea that was abandoned at the start of the year.—
Michelle Tchea,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Guests can go to the spa and salon to get pampered.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2025
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Related article British Airways reveals new A380 superjumbo first class seat design First-class pampering Board one of the few Lufthansa Airbus A350s with Allegris First Class and you are greeted by a nearly private cabin at the front of the plane.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Superstars know when they’re being humored.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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There's the twangy Ratliff family − Timothy (Jason Isaacs), Victoria (Parker Posey), Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lachlan (Sam Nivola) − a North Carolinian dynasty humoring their daughter's interest in Buddhism.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Armed with billion-dollar domestic media rights deals, the three power countries have been under pressure to satisfy broadcasters wanting more marquee series.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Those details didn’t satisfy attorneys for Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy organization challenging the request.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Indulge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulge. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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