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Recent Examples of spoiler
That spoiler-free setup barely scratches the surface.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
The Houthis now also have added leverage to play the role of spoiler amid ongoing diplomacy.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Yes, the film has taken plenty of heat for its first-act revelation — stop here for spoiler-free viewing — that Zendaya’s character planned an unrealized school shooting as a teenager, a plot point that started stirring backlash among gun-control advocates even before the film opened.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Many independent geopolitical analysts, as well as critics, point to Orbán’s close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a reason for his spoiler tactics.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
The Houthis now also have added leverage to play the role of spoiler amid ongoing diplomacy.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Yes, the film has taken plenty of heat for its first-act revelation — stop here for spoiler-free viewing — that Zendaya’s character planned an unrealized school shooting as a teenager, a plot point that started stirring backlash among gun-control advocates even before the film opened.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Many independent geopolitical analysts, as well as critics, point to Orbán’s close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a reason for his spoiler tactics.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiler
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Beast Games, a spectacle of over-the-top competition, offers 1,000 contestants the chance to win a $5 million prize with other high-value prizes being doled out in the process.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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The contestant — last name not revealed — just won the largest prize in a single pricing game in the 54-year history of the CBS daytime game show.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Instead of relying on chemical treatments, try hand-picking pests off vegetable plants, or thwart garden marauders with fruit protection bags, floating row covers, and pest-repelling companion plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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There were signs of rodent entry in some structures on the couple’s property.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Competition for Palantir Technologies is heating up as artificial intelligence agents erode barriers to entry in its software space, according to HSBC, and that could hurt the stock.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sharaa, who has signed a five-year transitional document that serves as a de facto constitution, seems aware of the risks and has thus far been able to outflank his potential rivals and saboteurs, keeping his country out of the ongoing regional war.—
Alvaro Vargas Llosa,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mission League champion Notre Dame and at-large qualifier Agoura also earned Division 1 berths, giving the Daily News area six teams in the top division.—
Tarek Fattal,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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That victory and other high points this season showed the Buffs, whose best showing in the NCAA Tournament came with second-round appearances in 2018 and ’19, are capable of making a deep run in this year’s tournament, where every qualifier is battle-tested.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Flagg and Knueppel traded places as betting favorites during the season, but Flagg’s 96-point outburst over two games on the second-to-last weekend might have tipped the scales.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lines to see the fan favorites — Griner, second-year guard Saniya Rivers, former UConn star Aaliyah Edwards — wrapped around the length of the court for nearly an hour.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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This dynamic creates a survival-of-the-fittest scenario where smaller companies — who can’t afford to sit on piles of unsold metals — might be forced into the arms of larger competitors.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Travis Madeira, a fourth-generation lobsterman who founded the lobster-shipping business LobsterBoys with his brother, makes about 80% of his sales to Americans, unlike some competitors who primarily export.—
Matt Sedensky,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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As this list reveals, English has been a welcoming recipient—though at times also a looter—of many words, commodities, and ideas from India that have transformed daily lives and speech in the Anglophone world.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, the linear sections are convincing enough, but for the most part, Black Ops 7 feels like a mediocre looter shooter in structure and moment-to-moment gameplay.—
Fran J. Ruiz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Spoiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoiler. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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