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spoiling





NOUN
destroying
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He wakes up every single morning spoiling for a fight with someone.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

‘Abbott Elementary’ is always in contention, per usual, but I can’t see it spoiling the party.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"The Bwlch Mountain is home to breathtaking scenery that is world renowned – unfortunately, there are some shameless people who decide to fly-tip and dump their waste, spoiling it for the majority," the council said.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

French superstar Kylian Mbappe was hammering the goals in but the team rarely flowed in attack, with too many cooks spoiling the proverbial broth.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

I didn’t feel like playing the tambourine, or spoiling Buckminster, or arranging my collections, or looking through Stuff That Happened to Me.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer




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