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
Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
So when Irene returns, Billie deliberately spills something to make her exit.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
Kristen Monsell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The super-absorbent top layer is designed to tackle spills while the waterproof back keeps your little one’s clothing dry.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The clip, captured during an April 4 game and posted by the espnW TikTok account, turned one woman’s practical parenting move into a debate that spilled from the press box to the comments section.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
So when Irene returns, Billie deliberately spills something to make her exit.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
Another major oil spill could be the end of the Rice’s whale.
—Kristen Monsell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The super-absorbent top layer is designed to tackle spills while the waterproof back keeps your little one’s clothing dry.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spill
Verb
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Investigators say that their preliminary findings revealed that the utility truck was turning left from the driveway of the Edison substation on Menifee Road when the collision occurred.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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No date revealed yet for the Hunt-Green merger.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In fall 2024, the best-selling author and historian Yuval Noah Harari went on the talk show Morning Joe.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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The president's eldest grandchild is an avid golfer who committed to play for the University of Miami's collegiate team this fall.—
Linda Marx,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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East Sacramento Partnerships for a Livable City sued Sacramento after the council approved the McKinley Village project, alleging city officials violated CEQA by failing to disclose and make efforts to address air quality, public health, traffic, and other issues.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The previous deal, disclosed in September, goes through 2031.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While the Wizards trimmed what had been a 35-point deficit as the Heat emptied their bench, the only late concern was a hard tumble by Nikola Jovic on a late scoring attempt.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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After a number of tumbles through the incoming crashing waves, Phan grabbed ahold of the shark's tail and fearlessly guided it back into the ocean, prompting cheers from onlookers.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The skeleton was discovered 26 feet below the surface, roughly 656 feet into a cave in Mexico’s cenote system.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Never before has every half-drunk joke, every stumble of language, been so on the record; never before has the moral climate been so skittish — so quick to litigate tone, ignore intent and presume motive.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Wright required multiple surgeries after the stumble, according to the Board of Estimates agenda, and claimed to possibly need more surgeries in the future.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bill Brown, Paragon Star’s chief operating officer, said at the time of the event, his group had been told the project was just a couple of weeks from being finished.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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During the chase, an officer told Toledo to show his hands.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Danny Lugo had given them the slip.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The defect that caused the slip-and-fall injury lawsuit was about an inch and a half tall.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Spill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spill. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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