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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
Officials said some fertilizer spilled into a nearby creek, and hazmat crews are working to limit environmental impacts.
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Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of people were dispersed and two parents were arrested after an out-of-control Rancho Santa Fe house party spilled into the street Saturday night, sheriff’s officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The materials feel like they were designed to be touched, sat on, spilled on, and lived in, like a pair of broken-in Birkenstocks.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The dugout emptied, gloves and caps flew and a celebration decades in the making spilled across the infield.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
As youth sports mushrooms into a bigger commercial enterprise, the pressure around college recruiting has spilled over into competition for high-school opportunities.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
People spilled onto the streets of Havana after the aging electrical grid collapsed, the result of Cuba’s ongoing energy crisis.
—George Solis, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
The legal fight has also spilled into Congress.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
During one visit to Mirae, a server from the bar spilled some of a cocktail while delivering it to one of my dining partners.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of people were dispersed and two parents were arrested after an out-of-control Rancho Santa Fe house party spilled into the street Saturday night, sheriff’s officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The materials feel like they were designed to be touched, sat on, spilled on, and lived in, like a pair of broken-in Birkenstocks.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The dugout emptied, gloves and caps flew and a celebration decades in the making spilled across the infield.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
As youth sports mushrooms into a bigger commercial enterprise, the pressure around college recruiting has spilled over into competition for high-school opportunities.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
People spilled onto the streets of Havana after the aging electrical grid collapsed, the result of Cuba’s ongoing energy crisis.
—George Solis, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
The legal fight has also spilled into Congress.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
During one visit to Mirae, a server from the bar spilled some of a cocktail while delivering it to one of my dining partners.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilled
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The letters were mailed between March 2024 and (at least) June 2025, court documents revealed.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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War tests humanoids Foundation revealed that humanoid robots have already been sent to Ukraine for battlefield evaluation, highlighting the growing role of robotics in modern warfare.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Astronomers have confirmed the presence of a new exoplanet discovered in observations from Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Scientists have discovered that changing the speed and times when the turbines spin can prevent many bat deaths.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This news came to light when Elbit’s President and CEO, Bezhalel Machlis, disclosed the deal during the company’s end-of-year results to shareholders.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The cause of death was not disclosed.—
Victoria Craw,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pool pumps circulate thousands of gallons of water every minute, creating intense suction when a drain is uncovered.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Only when Pierre-Simon Laplace ran with the idea in 1810, decades after de Moivre’s death, was its full reach uncovered.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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An unvaccinated visitor who later tested positive for measles may have exposed emergency patients at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego on March 11, the county’s public health department warned Wednesday.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Once the girls got into the car, the man locked the doors and exposed himself, according to LAPD investigators.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Over his generous pours of cheap beer and dive-bar cocktails, aging All-Americans and national champions told stories about their old coach, mixing in laughs with the occasional Holtz imitation.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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There have been no updates in the investigation, Dalton Samek told the Star-Telegram on Sunday, March 15.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Spilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spilled. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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