spiled

past tense of spile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiled
Verb
  • 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
  • After five days straight of use, followed by one day of downtime, the white ink clogged.
    Joe Salas October 29, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • David has filled the 52-acre grounds with his own sculptures and art pieces, while Molly owns the 2Create Gallery in town.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Recently, Moore caught up with PEOPLE in October and revealed the one thing that's still on her career bucket list after more than two decades in Hollywood filled with successes that span music, movies and beyond.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.
    Sourcing Journal, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • What To Know DHS issued a statement claiming that Retes became violent, refused to comply with officers and obstructed their path, leading to his arrest for assault.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Keep in mind, traffic is congested in and around USBS on concert nights and the nearby Armory has electronic dance music star Crankdat booked Friday night, further adding to the crush.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • China also remains blocked from accessing the highest-end US chips, a key weapon in the high-stakes AI race playing out between the two countries.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The Thai restaurant received a yellow placard after inspectors discovered the handwashing sink was blocked with a funnel and dish soap.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 7 Nov. 2025.

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