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spoilsport

[spoil-spawrt, -spohrt] / ˈspɔɪlˌspɔrt, -ˌspoʊrt /




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And rains play a spoilsport here as well.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2025

For days, northern California newspapers kicked around fierce, spoilsport claims.

From Seattle Times Feb. 8, 2024

But rising interest rates and fears of a recession may play spoilsport in an industry where most vehicle purchases are financed with loans, analysts say.

From Reuters Apr. 3, 2023

I also don’t want to be a spoilsport who vetoes his choices just because they aren’t what I want to watch.

From Washington Post Nov. 6, 2021

He deserved it for being such a spoilsport.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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