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as in marring
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
too much coddling will spoil the child
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as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
the meat has spoiled
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as in damaging
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
know when to stop, for an unnecessary brushstroke can spoil a painted portrait
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as in indulging
to treat with great or excessive care
when they were newlyweds, the wife tended to spoil her husband, but she soon got over that
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Recent Examples of spoiling
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Sunday, the Giants allowed four runs in the eighth to the Mets, spoiling Logan Webb’s first great start of the season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Without spoiling too much, Kane and Palk get to bond over their Kansas City roots in the beginning of the show.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The Angels lost to the Mariners, 3-1 in 10 innings, on Friday, spoiling the home opener for an Angel Stadium sell-out crowd of 44,931.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Without spoiling anything for readers, the danger in season two only grows.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Russo places a few dry paper towels in the bag to absorb excess moisture and prevent spoiling.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
Freddie Freeman homered off Cade Smith with two outs in the ninth, spoiling Cleveland's shutout bid.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
Food and drink Wilderness is known for serving polished but healthy modern bush fare that’s tasty and spoiling, but not overly rich.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
After Thursday’s game, Weaver faced questions from reporters as an obvious culprit in spoiling McLean’s masterpiece.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Sunday, the Giants allowed four runs in the eighth to the Mets, spoiling Logan Webb’s first great start of the season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Without spoiling too much, Kane and Palk get to bond over their Kansas City roots in the beginning of the show.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The Angels lost to the Mariners, 3-1 in 10 innings, on Friday, spoiling the home opener for an Angel Stadium sell-out crowd of 44,931.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Without spoiling anything for readers, the danger in season two only grows.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Russo places a few dry paper towels in the bag to absorb excess moisture and prevent spoiling.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
Freddie Freeman homered off Cade Smith with two outs in the ninth, spoiling Cleveland's shutout bid.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiling
Adjective
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Hally’s vindictive turn is a betrayal, not just of their bond, but of the dream of a more equitable South Africa that could tolerate a Black man being a mentor to a spoiled, brokenhearted white kid.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those items were immediately discarded, and staff received additional guidance on properly identifying and removing spoiled produce.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ancient lava fields can be seen as dark lunar maria marring the silvery lunar surface, which themselves are threaded with bright streaks of reflective debris strewn across the surface by violent asteroid strikes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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D4vd’s parents are coming to his defense after the platinum-selling singer was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl found dismembered and decomposing in the trunk of his Tesla seven months ago.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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The decomposing body of the teenage girl was found in the trunk of Burke’s abandoned Tesla last September, a day after her 15th birthday.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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One of the vehicles apparently also slammed into the rear of a parked silver BMW, damaging it, as well.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, the actor and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer was involved in wreck with Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill on the Bristol Motor Speedway, damaging his Malcolm in the Middle themed Ford F-150 and taking him out of the race.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The elder Junod gave off mixed messages, abusing his long-suffering wife while indulging his gifted son.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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There’s a conversation for Nebraska worth indulging this spring.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Facing eviction, this next generation of ‘rotten’ kids plot to break into the factory, nab a priceless Wonka Bar, and save their homes.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Hamlet reminds us that things are rotten not just in the state of Denmark but just about everywhere.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the blasting afternoon sun, the stench of fermenting earth and decay steams off the marsh.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Power from radioactive decay NRD claims the battery can deliver power outputs ranging from 5 nanowatts to 500 nanowatts.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now, streaming is tainting the postseason.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Played by cisgender actress Kathleen Turner, Charles proved to be one of the more divisive characters from Friends, tainting its cultural legacy for some critics.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Spoiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoiling. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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