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spoonfeeding

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Noun1.spoonfeeding - feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon
alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment
2.spoonfeeding - teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought
teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
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As narrowcasting grows apace, spoonfeeding may be compromised by the need of all-too-many spoons," he warned (1990, 276).
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I checked on her every half an hour through the night, spoonfeeding her liquid as she wouldn't feed.
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In recent years, journalism had grown increasingly dependent on spin-doctor spoonfeeding and the circular and insular quoting of other journalists instead of attempting to locate and quote actual first person sources.
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