boils over

verb

present tense third-person singular of boil over
as in runs over

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  1. runs over
  2. spills
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  • The play, like a sturdy classic that Sheldon might love, runs over two hours with an intermission, not without dragging.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The $65-million project runs over five miles from 2nd Street all the way up to Carson Street.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs over
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  • Still, every day, the lights are on at The Baobab House, music spills across the yard, and the visitors keep coming.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The dining room spills open to one of many terraces, this one equipped with a fire pit and a grill.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spills
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