as in disclosing
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 spilling
Don't eat or drink in front of your laptop, which can result in food spattering or spilling on the computer and the screen.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
With an evident sense of shame, Sheen recalls cutting a deal with the feds for immunity, and spilling the details to law enforcement with Fleiss and her lawyers in the room.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
More than 6,000 people lined up quietly on Saturday — and on Sunday the queue was even more striking, spilling into the streets around the stately venue designed by Tadao Ando, whom Armani admired and respected.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
This could be the result of an unexpected revelation or a gossip-y friend spilling the tea, but shocking information is headed your way.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Excitement around the closing stretch is spilling onto the charts in the United Kingdom, as a wave of Coldplay smashes return and rise this frame.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Once inside, a small foyer flows to a sunken fireside living room boasting a soaring wood-beam ceiling dotted with large woven rattan pendant lights and sliding glass doors spilling outside.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
The tractor-trailer, carrying beverages, rode along the median barrier, splitting open from the side and spilling bottles across the roadway, the fire department posted on Facebook.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Once, a meat processor asked about plugs to keep entrails from sheep carcasses from spilling onto production lines.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
With an evident sense of shame, Sheen recalls cutting a deal with the feds for immunity, and spilling the details to law enforcement with Fleiss and her lawyers in the room.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
More than 6,000 people lined up quietly on Saturday — and on Sunday the queue was even more striking, spilling into the streets around the stately venue designed by Tadao Ando, whom Armani admired and respected.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
This could be the result of an unexpected revelation or a gossip-y friend spilling the tea, but shocking information is headed your way.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Excitement around the closing stretch is spilling onto the charts in the United Kingdom, as a wave of Coldplay smashes return and rise this frame.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Once inside, a small foyer flows to a sunken fireside living room boasting a soaring wood-beam ceiling dotted with large woven rattan pendant lights and sliding glass doors spilling outside.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
The tractor-trailer, carrying beverages, rode along the median barrier, splitting open from the side and spilling bottles across the roadway, the fire department posted on Facebook.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Once, a meat processor asked about plugs to keep entrails from sheep carcasses from spilling onto production lines.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilling
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One official added that a few large pharmaceutical company CEOs have told the administration to take action on drug advertising, without disclosing the names of specific firms.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Walls and other economists’ research has shown that disclosing climate risks results in lower home prices, but that buyers are willing to pay more for safer properties.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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The statement-making backless dress was embellished with elaborate beadwork and a decorative clasp at her upper back, while also revealing her backside.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But discovering the addresses was only half the problem.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety Beau Mason said that authorities had used the footage to track the suspect's movements, which led to them discovering a firearm believed to have been used in the attack.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles held an emotional meeting with staff on Wednesday after the assassination, telling members to go home and hug their families, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With his latest weigh-in blunder, there's no telling whether Dana White, who has publicly criticized Gastelum for his egregious weigh-in mishaps in the past, will cut the longtime vet.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This enables quantum systems to evaluate countless combinations of biomarkers, genetics and lifestyle variables at once, uncovering patterns too complex for classical algorithms.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The top layers held leather goods from the 1900s, but instead of uncovering traces from the 1800s, 1700s and 1600s like in nearby digs, archaeologists jumped straight from the late 19th century to the Middle Ages.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Losing Hyperliquid’s billions would erase up to 10% of its revenue overnight, exposing its dependence on interest income and underscoring its vulnerability to client defection.—
Tomer Niv,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, by 1999, both glaciers retreated and the northern tongue of the Alsek Glacier detached from a narrow island, exposing the glacier's terminus to more calving, Pelto noted.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Spilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spilling. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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