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Recent Examples of spoiler
The van’s even got an ornamental Super Scoop and spoiler on the roof.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Same with Carolina or Tampa Bay, but that division winner will be determined by Atlanta in a spoiler role today.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Season four also starred Lennie James (read THR‘s spoiler finale postmortem with James), Laura Benanti, Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Hamish Allan-Headley and Nishi Munshi.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Fans erupted over the spoiler on social media, and put together an online petition, which garnered 100,000 signatures, to bring back his character.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Same with Carolina or Tampa Bay, but that division winner will be determined by Atlanta in a spoiler role today.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Season four also starred Lennie James (read THR‘s spoiler finale postmortem with James), Laura Benanti, Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Hamish Allan-Headley and Nishi Munshi.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Fans erupted over the spoiler on social media, and put together an online petition, which garnered 100,000 signatures, to bring back his character.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiler
Noun
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Each contestant has 90 seconds and a maximum of three attempts for each dunk.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kayley finished first among the pool of middle and high school contestants in Peters’ 50th Congressional District, which includes La Jolla.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Instead of reinventing its brand to appeal to younger wine drinkers, Jordan has leaned deeper into food—because food is the universal entry point.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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What denied her entry to the Milan-Cortina Olympics was her final qualification event in the North American Cup earlier this month at Lake Placid, where several Canadian competitors were withdrawn at the last minute.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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As online reviews turn vicious and everyone from staff to local collaborators falls under suspicion, Orsa must uncover the saboteur before the evening—and her pristine reputation—crumbles.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Inviting in such resolute saboteurs, these institutions repel many in their core audience.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the Red Bull Heavy Metal qualifier was canceled.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The health factor is no trifling qualifier for a player who has missed time with shoulder and oblique injuries, in addition to that unfortunate incident with his pelvic floor.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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New Mexico's favorite was the chihuahua, Nevada's was the boxer, Utah's was the border collie and California's was the maltipoo.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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He, along with Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden, had long been considered a finalist for the top spot at the Mouse House, with numerous reports in recent months identifying him as the favorite.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chinese competitors like DeepSeek have demonstrated that technical capabilities can be matched quickly.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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What denied her entry to the Milan-Cortina Olympics was her final qualification event in the North American Cup earlier this month at Lake Placid, where several Canadian competitors were withdrawn at the last minute.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 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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Looking for another 'looter shooter' but don't want to deal with pesky MMO elements?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The mayor only announced his entrant into the race last week, and did not file any campaign finance reports.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Those entrants have boosted filmmakers’ confidence in the business.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spoiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoiler. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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