Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiled
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The priciest six hours a year — when transmission lines are clogged as Hoosiers race to warm up on chilly mornings or cool off on hot summer evenings — comprise almost a third of the cooperative’s total costs.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025 -
The exception will be over urbanized areas of the Northeast where a period of heavy rain along and ahead of the associated cold front Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening may result in isolated urban runoff issues and where recent leaf fall has clogged drainage.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The avalanche temporarily dammed the Lonza River, which runs through Blatten, and small lakes, filled with dead trees and detritus from homes, formed on each side of the village.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release rainwater and snowmelt downstream, according to officials.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Trucks filled with uranium ore rumble down two-lane highways, sharing the road with tourists and locals, and the question of what happens in an accident concerns people along the route.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Other photos show the music artist bringing the hero product into focus inside a quintessential South Beach store filled with postcards, neon bikinis and graffiti merchandise.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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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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Sebastian was intubated because the swelling from the burns obstructed his airway, reducing his ability to breathe normally, Reynoso added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the house, originally built in the 1960s, felt clunky thanks to a massive fireplace that obstructed views and odd layouts with far too many twists and turns.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
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Also inflammation of the pancreas, and your lungs are becoming congested.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Currently, the Wedgewood-Houston area is congested with new construction seemingly on every corner, but Williams said accessing the venue and parking will be easy by the time the venue opens next fall.—
Melonee Hurt,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Oct. 2025
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Violence has intensified, humanitarian aid remains blocked, and political prisoners, including my mother, remain behind bars.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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And most seniors have been blocked from accessing the drugs, because Medicare is legally barred from covering weight-loss drugs.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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But that throw, which Tua Tagovailoa launched into the back of the end zone on a route Achane either stopped on, or got jammed so bad his forward progress was halted, makes no sense.—
Omar Kelly
Updated October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Every table jammed, every seat taken.—
Kate Belli,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Spiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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