SPILLING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

spilling

verb

present participle of spill

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 Just like its name suggests, creeping phlox sprawls along garden walls, flower beds, container gardens, and raised gardens spilling into a lush, dense ground cover. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026 That’s right, the famous sisters may have found the solution to keeping beverages cool while traveling, working out, or lounging by the pool (without spilling in the process). —

Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 Everyone has their problematic fave, and Michelle Obama may be spilling the beans on hers. —

Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Its crews responded quickly to the failure, preventing more sewage from spilling into the lake, department officials said. —

Joe Marusak june 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026 And that potential is spilling over onto the plate. —

Ligaya Malones, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026 The grounds are equally enchanting, with flowering vines climbing stone walls and gardens spilling across the hillside. —

Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026 That Field finds herself in this state is a low moment indeed; even the human performers in the sitcom My Mother the Car escaped with more dignity than a two-time Oscar-winning actress spilling her soul to a cephalopod mollusk. —

Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026 Goolsbee said policymakers should watch for signs that stock market gains linked to AI are spilling into broader inflation pressures. —

Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 28 May 2026

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Georgia’s medical board may not provide specific warnings, but medical boards in other states warn against clinicians who sell goods in their office without disclosing appropriate financial interests.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
In February, a federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, referring to the same 47,000 disclosures that TIGTA points out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026