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spoiling

  • present participle of spoil.

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Spoiling Seattle’s first home playoff appearance since 2001, Houston completed a three-game sweep of the ALDS.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2022

Spoiling Pixar’s comedic quest about brothers attempting to bring back the rest of their father.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2020

Spoiling for a fight, he sailed into the Irish Sea.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2017

Spoiling for a fight Why the aggressive response from Bush now?

From MSNBC • Oct. 19, 2015

Spoiling for more action, it wanted to shut down the spy networks then and there.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield