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
Displacement is spilling over into Chad, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.
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David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The conglomerates’ beef is now spilling into football and basketball seasons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Given a series of intra-quarter checks around build rates and promotional activity that suggested strong demand, constraints appear have pushed some sale into the Dec qtr with the company expecting iPhone rev to be up ‘double-digits’ with constraints spilling into the Dec qtr as well.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Overgrown roots spilling over the pot and a top-heavy appearance are signs your orchid is ready for a bigger pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
At age 52, Josh Brolin became a dad of four, with wife Kathryn spilling her pregnancy news on Instagram on July 7, 2020 via a photo of herself posing with their young daughter Westlyn Reign.
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That popularity is now spilling over into the mainstream.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
The height and shape keep the bubbles in check without spilling over.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Smoke could be seen spilling from the fires over to the street, where cars were passing by.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025
David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The conglomerates’ beef is now spilling into football and basketball seasons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Given a series of intra-quarter checks around build rates and promotional activity that suggested strong demand, constraints appear have pushed some sale into the Dec qtr with the company expecting iPhone rev to be up ‘double-digits’ with constraints spilling into the Dec qtr as well.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Overgrown roots spilling over the pot and a top-heavy appearance are signs your orchid is ready for a bigger pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
At age 52, Josh Brolin became a dad of four, with wife Kathryn spilling her pregnancy news on Instagram on July 7, 2020 via a photo of herself posing with their young daughter Westlyn Reign.
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That popularity is now spilling over into the mainstream.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
The height and shape keep the bubbles in check without spilling over.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Smoke could be seen spilling from the fires over to the street, where cars were passing by.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilling
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Health care workers have also violated patient confidentiality by disclosing patients’ sexuality and HIV status to family members, friends, neighbors, landlords or employers.—
Robin Lin Miller,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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Transporting research animals typically requires legally binding contracts that prohibit the parties involved from disclosing information, Tulane University said in a statement to the AP.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The actress died from bone cancer in 2018 at the age of 92, a little over a year after revealing her diagnosis in April 2017.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth Taylor’s close friend is revealing intimate new details about the screen icon’s love life.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local diner, a Vietnamese restaurant and a boba tea shop after discovering over dozens of German cockroaches and other food safety violations.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Themes of self-acceptance, discovering one’s true potential, the power of friendship, and embracing the unknown are all wrapped in a quirky, adventurous comedy.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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As previously announced, The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event will star Paul Mescal as McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Starr, Joseph Quinn as Harrison, and Harris Dickinson as Lennon, with each film telling the story of a different member of the band.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Watches offer an opportunity to expand that world, telling our story through a new lens while answering a growing desire for pieces that combine design, with exceptional functionality.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Zelenitsky was not involved in the new research, but her team’s ongoing work in Alberta uncovering fossil eggshells linked to diverse dinosaur species aligns with the findings about stable dinosaur populations.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Tracing how those flavors change is central to uncovering neutrinos’ role in the evolution of the cosmos.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … RADICAL TAKEOVER – Mamdani's socialist allies praise video exposing their plan to infiltrate Dem Party.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Using this, the team, after exposing and developing a wafer, rapidly froze the developer to 32°F (–175°C), stopping everything in place.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Spilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spilling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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