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spoiled

adjective as in damaged

Strongest match

Weak match

adjective as in overindulged

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Mr. Deneen views the American Founding as a set of liberal ideas, influenced by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, that gave us the devil-may-care economics that has ultimately spoiled the country.

“You young cows are spoiled rotten,” she said.

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No sooner had Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell handed Wall Street a quarter-point interest-rate cut Wednesday, than Mr. Powell spoiled the party by warning that another cut may not arrive in December.

The English public has been spoiled by women's sport in recent summers, with football's Lionesses and rugby's Red Roses igniting a feelgood spirit which may inspire a generation.

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"But I'm a little spoiled being in New York City, where everything you need culturally and socially is here, so it's hard to match that."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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