SPILLED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

spilled

verb

variants also spilt

past tense of spill

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 Camden, New Jersey — A little after noon on a dreary Monday morning, kids wearing school uniforms spilled onto the playground in downtown Camden. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 After decades of simmering issues, Piney Point spilled over into a problem that state and local leaders could no longer ignore. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 In Edgewater, New Jersey, along the Hudson River, water had spilled into a large parking lot packed with cars. — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 In a way, the packed venues that spilled onto the streets spoke volumes to the level of interest for this kind of conversation. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Puddles formed on the floor of the visitors’ clubhouse Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium as beer and champagne was spilled intentionally, but not maliciously. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 Dolly Parton’s sisters are shutting down claims of a family feud as tensions surrounding the late country legend’s legacy have spilled into court. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Expect political fights, secrets spilled and truths finally broached. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The gendered backlash spilled offline into a recent council meeting and is inflaming political divisions within College Park. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Earlier this month, Ralph Lauren revealed a partnership with the Korea National Cancer Center Foundation to establish the Ralph Lauren Center for Patient and Family Recovery at the National Cancer Center of Korea in Goyang, South Korea.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
The 39th edition of the world’s largest documentary festival revealed selections across its Signed, Paradocs, Best of Fests, and Short Documentary Competition, and the first projects in its new media DocLab strand.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of revealed

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Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
This may be the latest organ discovered, a medical advance made possible by live imaging.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovered

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The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was taken away in an ambulance after the encounter on Sunday in Evanston, a city around 12 miles north of downtown Chicago.

— Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
OpenAI disclosed the activity in September after an external report detailed the discovery.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of disclosed

Verb

Ancient footprints and Bronze Age art Experts didn’t believe marks uncovered by a biologist in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park in 2009 were ancient human footprints.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Place the chicken on a sheet pan and refrigerate uncovered for 24 hours to air-dry and develop a crust.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of uncovered

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Sometimes only the tips of the reeds and the seed heads were visible, poking above the murky water, and other times the reeds stood fully exposed, with a clear view of crabs clambering around their bases.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Use fast-draining potting mix so the roots are not exposed to soggy soil for long periods of time.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of exposed

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Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
She had been told that Golden Collision was a good place to have work done.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

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