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After all, Bill can be a buzzkill, and the Hills’ other neighbors, such as the conspiratorial Dale Gribble across the alley and the holier-than-thou Minh and Kahn Souphanousinphone next door, are flawed too.
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Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
Another buzzkill was winning six of ten to stay in first place and then get outscored 56-34 during a second six-game losing streak highlighted by plenty of offense but hardly enough pitching and a skid that knocked the Yankees out first place.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Rams this year averted another potential draft night buzzkill by agreeing to another adjustment for Stafford in February.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Smart phones have largely been a bit of a buzzkill for horror films, leading filmmakers to find all kinds of reasons — dead batteries, no service — to strand potential prey.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
Another buzzkill was winning six of ten to stay in first place and then get outscored 56-34 during a second six-game losing streak highlighted by plenty of offense but hardly enough pitching and a skid that knocked the Yankees out first place.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Rams this year averted another potential draft night buzzkill by agreeing to another adjustment for Stafford in February.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Smart phones have largely been a bit of a buzzkill for horror films, leading filmmakers to find all kinds of reasons — dead batteries, no service — to strand potential prey.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Buzzkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzkill. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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