as in to reveal
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000
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Recent Examples of spill
Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Smoke from those fires and ones in nearby provinces spilled south across the border over the weekend behind a potent cold front that erased intense July heat in the eastern two-thirds of the US.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
The Valdez Museum documents the region’s disaster plagued history, which includes surviving an 8.4 earthquake in 1964 and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
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Verb
Dozens of community members spilled into the street near Pete's Fruit Market early Saturday, Aug. 2, to participate in the annual HaRUNbee 5K Run/Walk for Healthy Birth Outcomes at the intersection of N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and W. North Avenue.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Smoke from those fires and ones in nearby provinces spilled south across the border over the weekend behind a potent cold front that erased intense July heat in the eastern two-thirds of the US.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
After the diesel spill in Baltimore’s harbor, the city ultimately turned to trusty-but-dirty generators in an effort to get the spill under control quickly.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
The Valdez Museum documents the region’s disaster plagued history, which includes surviving an 8.4 earthquake in 1964 and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spill
Verb
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As revealed ahead of the Perfect Match premiere, Smith and Sutherland are engaged and preparing to welcome a baby girl.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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In less than four weeks, all will be revealed about the iPhone 17 series.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Arnold and his teammates want to maintain the momentum that started last fall.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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For the summer annuals that are still thriving, combine them with fall annuals such as mums, pansies, or violas.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Helion advised Brock Media on the deal whose terms were not disclosed by Studiocanal.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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The outcomes of the admissions process must also be disclosed to the government, so observers can track whether students with certain academic records were accepted or not.—
Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The market treating Friday’s setback as a standard seasonal shakeout for now: Overbought indexes, a bit of speculative froth and complacency about the state of the economy under tariffs set us up for a bit of a jolt, then came Friday’s tumble accompanied by a pop in the VIX above 20.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Now, just $60 billion separates Musk from Oracle’s Larry Ellison—and another Tesla tumble could see Musk dethroned as the world’s richest man.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There ended up being a fire in the shop, and police discovered the victims (again, content warning for a violent crime), naked, tied up, burned, shot in the head with at least one of them having been raped.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Phony, which Hulu ordered as a pilot in October 2024, centers on Sonny (Nivola), a high school student who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and discovers his mom, Ellen (Britton), has seemingly been replaced by an impostor.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Golden State Valkyries Last: 9 | Upcoming: CHI (8/15), ATL (8/17), PHX (8/19), PHX (8/22) After a bit of a stumble, the Valkyries is flying high lately.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The ability to respond quickly, with coordination and confidence, is what separates a stumble from a scandal.—
Heather Wishart-Smith,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This excerpt tells the story of a most unusual act of humanity in one of the darkest places on Earth.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Even into 2026, a person familiar with the streaming strategy at Disney tells Deadline that stand-alone Hulu will still be available for customers not interested in a bundle with Disney+.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Today, simple ivory slip dresses remain a popular style and are sold everywhere from Victoria Beckham and Max Mara to Reformation and Rixo.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann’s small slip of paper in his sock during the 2006 World Cup quarter-final shootout against Argentina is often cited as the origin point in the modern game.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Spill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spill. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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