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
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Boxing makes for a hell of a cinematic watch, quick and easy to follow, winners obvious, losers clear, plenty of blood to spill, and Michôd doesn’t get fussy with his fight scenes.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
On the plus side, the surface wipes clean easily, which is a huge win for spills and messes.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, glitter shadow spilled under her eyes, filling in her waterline next to a brown eyeliner with hints of gold.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Boxing makes for a hell of a cinematic watch, quick and easy to follow, winners obvious, losers clear, plenty of blood to spill, and Michôd doesn’t get fussy with his fight scenes.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Address any spills in your sink right away to reduce the opportunity for staining.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
On the plus side, the surface wipes clean easily, which is a huge win for spills and messes.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spill
Verb
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But a butt dial revealed the truth about what actually happened, the complaint alleges.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Alongside this, large-scale genetic studies have revealed sweeping changes in the human brain that are not seen in other mammals.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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The winner of this fall’s gubernatorial contest in Virginia will signal whether Republicans can still maintain a grip on statewide politics or if the Old Dominion State will revert to its blue leanings.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some of the victims were foreign nationals, though authorities have not disclosed specifics regarding their identities or nationalities.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The terms of the decade-long deal, which kick off with the 2025 Italian Grand Prix in Monza running Friday to Sunday, were not disclosed.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her life took quite a different and unexpected tumble, though, in 2011 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 34.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Shares of Palantir Technologies, the data-analytics firm widely viewed as an AI bellwether, plunged more than 9%, its worst tumble since March, after prominent short-seller Andrew Left of Citron Research renewed his bearish stance.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As The Athletic discovered on a recent stroll along the waterfront from the city centre, there’s certainly plenty of land ripe for development.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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For the uninitiated, the Hall effect, first discovered in 1879 by Edwin Hall, is a phenomenon where an electric current flowing through a conductor or semiconductor in the presence of a magnetic field produces a voltage across the material.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Head coach Éric Chelle, tasked with steadying the ship after recent stumbles, kept his cards close.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Page and her cameraman stumble onto the Kiritsis story very early on, and refuse to give it up once the higher-ups in the newsroom start paying attention as well.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The cause of the accident was not immediately known, although the car appeared to have derailed, which a source from the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment told local media may have been caused by a loose cable leading to brake failure.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Figma added four new AI-native tools to its platform this quarter and told investors on the call to expect significant investments in AI going forward.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tote features an interior zippered compartment, slip pocket, zip pocket, and an exterior zip pocket for ample storage.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Spill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spill. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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