SPILED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

spiled

verb

past tense of spile

as in stoppered

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The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
As volunteer groups and concerned family members head toward the affected areas, heavy traffic has clogged the highway, preventing ambulances and rescue crews from reaching those in need.

— Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026

Definition of clogged

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The mighty Colorado River — that carved the Grand Canyon and was dammed by the epic Hoover Dam — is in big trouble.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of dammed

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Following the Japanese art form Kintsugi, the packaging is made up of gold- and silver-filled pottery fragments to resemble a broken heart pieced back together.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
These cracks were filled by the lime clasts that reacted with salt or rainwater to recrystallize.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of filled

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There’s so much that has been occluded by the broad-brush depiction of the eighties as the awful age of Reagan, yuppies, shoulder pads, mullets, and synth-drums.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
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

Definition of occluded

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The road was so packed that his feet disappeared along the pavement, obstructed from view by those leading and those lagging behind.

— Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
One of the suspects also assaulted and sprayed paint on a person, and when officers tried to detain the suspects several blocks away at Turk and Taylor streets, other people surrounded and obstructed the officers, police said.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of obstructed

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At the time of the collision, both northbound lanes were congested because of a lane closure north of the crash scene.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
The tissue layers surrounding the brain (meninges) were congested in the area of the stingray spine.

— Mark Price June 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026

Definition of congested

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But those plans were derailed on Thursday when Egyptian authorities blocked the ship, the Scarlet Lady, from entering its waters at the last minute, according to Atlantis Events, days after the vessel was refused entry to Turkey.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The firm, which markets itself as a recreational tool for athletes and content creators, is currently blocked from selling its latest offering in the US under a new federal rule.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

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