SPILED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

spiled

verb

past tense of spile

as in stoppered

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Burgeoning demand for radio spectrum has left some of these roads clogged with traffic jams, while others nearby sit almost completely empty.

— Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Videos posted on social media showed the intakes for that new system as having been clogged with sediment and the bridges that held new pipes as having been washed away.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of clogged

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One theory is that the rock and ice briefly dammed the valley, allowing water to back up in the river.

— Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026
Rescue efforts were still ramping up Friday when a swollen glacial lake in the mountains upstream from the affected area, dammed up by debris and filling with meltwater, raised concerns of a possible new inundation looming.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dammed

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Soon, an Angels’ season filled with firings, turmoil and loss after loss after loss will come to its merciful conclusion.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Fifteen years ago, more than 13,000 Palestinian children who gathered on Al Waha Beach filled Gaza’s sky with enough kites to claim a world record.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of filled

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The administration of antibiotics would trigger a second pathogen that had been occluded inside the first.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Instead, the missing silver may have been right there, in the sun all along, simply occluded from astronomers' view by tricks of physics.

— Rahul Rao, Space.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of occluded

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Yoon has defended his action, calling it a desperate attempt to draw public support for his fight against the liberal opposition Democratic Party that obstructed his agenda.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Fake, obstructed, and missing plates are a major concern with cars and undoubtedly would be with MMVs.

— Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstructed

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Traffic is expected to be 65% higher during that time, with the busiest route becoming congested along I-20 West from Atlanta to Birmingham, Alabama, according to AAA.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
However, both of these locations are largely built out or congested with other launch companies.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of congested

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The redrawn map lawmakers passed last September, which carves up Kansas City into three separate Republican-leaning districts, remains blocked by court order.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The extra point attempt was blocked, allowing Weatherford to maintain a slim 7-6 advantage.

— Gavin Vieck, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of blocked

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At least 22 people were killed and many injured when a fire tore through a crowded wedding in a Kinshasa neighborhood hall, as panicked guests jammed narrow corridors to escape.

— Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Corle managed to get partly turned and jammed the rifle into the sow’s thick brown fur.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jammed

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