Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiled
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The arterial roads to the city centre are often clogged before and after games, making access to the stadium difficult.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 May 2026 -
Gutters can lead to indoor humidity if they are clogged and result in leaks and high concentrations of humidity, or if the downspout faces into the home.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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According to the Lake Garda Improvement Association, in the 1920s Harry Battistoni bought small farms along the Burlington/Farmington border, dammed up a small brook, and created Lake Garda.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Tenuously held back by moraines – the jumble of rock and sediment deposited by glaciers at their edges – or dammed by glacier ice, these lakes are anything but stable.—
Dan McGrath,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Brith, filled with a sudden dread, stands very still, watching it, and the dog, sensing something, emits a low growl.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Unlike supermassive black holes, the critics argued, LRDs appeared occluded by much denser clouds of gas, potentially mandating a more direct method for accurately measuring their mass.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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For all of his reading has driven Alonso Quixano insane, the implications of which are often skillfully occluded in some of the more romantic misrememberings of the novel.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Congress must pass the SACRED Act, new bipartisan legislation that would establish 100-foot safe access zones around houses of worship, ensuring that Americans can pray without being intimidated or obstructed.—
Jonathan Greenblatt,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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This month, a senior operations officer at the CIA alleged to Congress that the agency had obstructed those investigative efforts and claimed that the computer activity of DIG personnel was monitored.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Those changes will help build the local pipeline and grow the game, but competition is getting congested.—
PJ Green
April 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Streets are expected to be congested during the festival, but getting there could be a bit easier by using water taxis.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Authorities also said a crowd briefly blocked the main ring road surrounding the city before police dispersed the gathering.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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This year’s season was delayed after a huge section of the icefall broke off and blocked the route to the summit.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Buxton jammed his shoulder on a slide in Boston last weekend.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Investigators determined the gun jammed after Grafton had shot Sameulson.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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“Spiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiled. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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