spoiler alert

noun

: a reviewer's warning that a plot spoiler is about to be revealed

Examples of spoiler alert in a Sentence

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Job one was to still chronicle the emotional journey of Cromwell who — multiple century spoiler alert! Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025 Well, spoiler alert, the answer is Eugene O’Neill, who died in 1941, and his autobiographical play is set more than a century ago — in 1912, to be exact. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025 Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the political thriller is set in the serene community of Paradise inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals who — spoiler alert — are among the 25,000 residents living in a bunker following an apocalyptic event. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 This leads to some narrative challenges, especially when – spoiler alert – new generations of leverets enter the picture. Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spoiler alert

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spoiler alert was in 1982

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“Spoiler alert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoiler%20alert. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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