Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiled
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The floor sinks beneath the food prep sink and at the front counter were clogged and filled with water.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Throughout the morning, five vehicles clogged the driveway at the home of shooting suspect Thomas Stanford, in Burton, about 9 miles north of the LDS church in Grand Blanc Township.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 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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What, if any, holes in that lineup are still needed to be filled either by free agency or trade?—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cool colors seemed colder, the warm ones red-hot, and the subtle gradations across the spectrum were seemingly infinite and filled with rich detail.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 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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Women are barred from ordination in the Catholic Church, and the disagreement has obstructed attempts to bring the churches together.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Comey is alleged to have obstructed Congress by lying to a Senate committee in 2020 while being questioned about probes into Trump in 2016, according to the indictment.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
26 Sep. 2025
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The school's kitchen and cafeteria are congested with long serving lines, according to the district's website.—
Alec Johnson,
Journal Sentinel,
31 Dec. 2024
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As of Monday afternoon, parking spots at popular viewpoints are full, and the roads are already congested, according to a press release.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Meanwhile, the front handwash sink was partially blocked by a trash bin.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The road behind the chain store will be blocked off to include a vinyl pop-up record store, photo booth, friendship bracelets, glitter sprinkles on Starbucks cold foam drinks and more.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to the outlets, the pair heard a loud bang and the elevator cabin jammed before eventually falling down the shaft, along with a number of concrete counterweights.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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To Gandara’s point about being feisty, Arroyo once jammed her toe running into the stands in pursuit of a ball.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Spiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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