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also spilt
as in revealed
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 spilled
And this body-care bonanza has spilled off the app and onto beauty shelves, with new products, brands, and innovations emerging near daily.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
As his name was announced, the emotion from his family and friends spilled across the camera.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Wysocki’s Make Some Noise success has spilled into other Dropout shows.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In March 2019, Clover Flat Land Fill spilled 40,000 gallons of leachate into nearby streams, which are tributaries of the Napa River, Haley said in a news release.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Ukrainian air defense fires at Russian drones above Kyiv during night mass drone and missile strikes launched by Russia which spilled over into Poland on September 10, 2025.
—Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The crowd was so large Wednesday that attendees spilled into an overflow viewing room.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The victim, DaShayla Jones, died in the parking lot of Malibu Jack’s in North Richland Hills after a fight began inside the indoor entertainment facility around closing time at midnight Sunday and spilled outside, investigators said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
As his name was announced, the emotion from his family and friends spilled across the camera.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Wysocki’s Make Some Noise success has spilled into other Dropout shows.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In March 2019, Clover Flat Land Fill spilled 40,000 gallons of leachate into nearby streams, which are tributaries of the Napa River, Haley said in a news release.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Ukrainian air defense fires at Russian drones above Kyiv during night mass drone and missile strikes launched by Russia which spilled over into Poland on September 10, 2025.
—Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The crowd was so large Wednesday that attendees spilled into an overflow viewing room.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The victim, DaShayla Jones, died in the parking lot of Malibu Jack’s in North Richland Hills after a fight began inside the indoor entertainment facility around closing time at midnight Sunday and spilled outside, investigators said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilled
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The new smart glasses are a bridge between the company's audio-only Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and the experimental Orion augmented reality glasses that the company revealed at last year's Connect event.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Authorities revealed that bullet casings recovered at the scene included antifascist messaging, and online messages and additional evidence from the suspect, Tyler Robinson, indicate he may have been driven by Leftist ideology.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nir Kshetri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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If reserves prove insufficient—or are poorly disclosed—confidence can collapse overnight.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Spilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spilled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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