: an extension of something especially when an excess exists
benefiting from a spillover of prosperity from neighboring states
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Put a pan under the pie to catch any spillovers.
New technology has a positive spillover effect into countless fields.
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Endogenous growth theory and lagged returns from AI Romer emphasized that the social returns to knowledge investments often exceed private returns because knowledge spillovers are hard to fully appropriate.—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Flynn’s emergency declaration proposal comes at a time when the spillover from Mass and Cass has become particularly prevalent in the South End, according to residents there, who have been calling for more policing, and even the deployment of the National Guard.—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025 With Istanbul alone accounting for 40 percent of total production, regional spillovers are expected to be substantial.—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025 The chances of a spillover The challenge with SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) has always been knowing where to look.—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spillover
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