spiles

present tense third-person singular of spile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiles
Verb
  • This scale quickly clogs ordinary solar stills, much like calcium buildup ruins your bathroom showerhead.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
  • Bednar’s white board during the playoffs never seems to have an answer for a team that takes away the rush, clogs the neutral zone and clamps down on the tempo.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asked experts to study what happened at the Edenville and Sanford dams.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Glacial outburst floods happen when the ice dams holding back glacial lakes fail, allowing a sudden release of water.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Anything Too Tall or Too Small Avoid placing anything on a coffee table that blocks the view of the surrounding furniture.
    Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • In addition to Virunga National Park, Okapi Wildlife Reserve blocks the west and the north from the spread of the disease toward the big city of Kisangani, and downstream of the Congo River all the way to [the capital of] Kinshasa.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026
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“Spiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiles. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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