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  • present participle of spoil.

spoiling





NOUN
destroying
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New York-based comedian Olivia Carter has stopped sharing new material on social media, partly because she fears AI bots will regurgitate her sets, spoiling them for live audiences.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

For entertainment journalists who watch everything, spoiling surprises is a casualty of the job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s a wild switcheroo from a couple of weeks ago, when the Clippers sounded full of bravado, spoiling for a fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Carling, MP for the North West Cambridgeshire constituency, which includes Holme Fen, said: "This isn't about spoiling anyone's fun; it's about recognising that conditions right now make fireworks and disposable barbecues genuinely dangerous."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Mama kept chickens, which Daddy accused her of spoiling.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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