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
These are the remnants of clothes discarded in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and elsewhere that arrive in the northern Indian city of Panipat by the truckload, spilling over in loose, overflowing heaps.
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Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Now, one Idaho resident is more likely going to be spilling beer and potato chips on the exact same turf.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Plants have a trailing habit perfect for hanging baskets or spilling over the edges of window boxes and containers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
No punches, but the two tangled, spilling toward the sideline as Okongwu tried to separate them.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Such violations have further raised concerns of the war spilling over into non-combatant nations and potentially NATO allies invoking the bloc's Article 5 collective defense clause.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The vegetables can be planted in designs like diamond patterns with herbs spilling along the edges.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026
Human bones found spilling from the shoreline in southeastern North Carolina have been transferred to the Office of State Archaeology for examination, according to state officials.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
During these times, the easiest way to help birds is to turn off unneeded lights at night and to close curtains or blinds to keep interior illumination from spilling outside.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Now, one Idaho resident is more likely going to be spilling beer and potato chips on the exact same turf.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Plants have a trailing habit perfect for hanging baskets or spilling over the edges of window boxes and containers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
No punches, but the two tangled, spilling toward the sideline as Okongwu tried to separate them.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Such violations have further raised concerns of the war spilling over into non-combatant nations and potentially NATO allies invoking the bloc's Article 5 collective defense clause.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The vegetables can be planted in designs like diamond patterns with herbs spilling along the edges.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026
Human bones found spilling from the shoreline in southeastern North Carolina have been transferred to the Office of State Archaeology for examination, according to state officials.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
During these times, the easiest way to help birds is to turn off unneeded lights at night and to close curtains or blinds to keep interior illumination from spilling outside.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilling
Verb
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DeMarco declined on disclosing specifics on Ionescu, who is slated to miss the start of the season due to a left foot injury.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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The vulnerability and exploit code that exploits it were released Wednesday evening by researchers from security firm Theori, five weeks after privately disclosing it to the Linux kernel security team.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That the precise prose of this account, and numerous other anecdotes, is written with the kind of titanic certainty that would sway a jury is expected; what’s surprising, however, is Crenshaw’s candor in revealing her vulnerability and disappointments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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For a few fleeting minutes and seconds, the sun will be completely blocked, revealing its delicate outer atmosphere — the corona — as the landscape is bathed in an eerie twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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But in the wake of discovering the hantavirus aboard the Hondius, health officials and infectious disease experts have been quick—and virtually unanimous—in trying to quell fears.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The mood in Venice is still borderline ecstatic, full of gossip, parties, and people chatting about art in their respective cities, trading business cards, discovering new talent, eating, drinking, and stumbling around, running into old friends.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Like Flores and Natal, Kaik found that the company, York Service & Towing, would only take cash, telling her that sometimes, people would pay with a credit card then cancel the card before payment went through.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after telling her to contact security, Alvarez arrived upstairs.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Abbott sealed the code to uncovering the true values of the masses in an envelope, and Schlamminger performed the experiment without ever opening it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Rather than relying solely on observations, researchers can now experiment within detailed virtual universes — adjusting physical assumptions, testing predictions and uncovering patterns that might otherwise remain hidden.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun, exposing tension between social momentum and personal comfort.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Video recovered from the cameras show 18 people in various stages of disrobement, exposing genitalia and going to the toilet, including a minor and two infants.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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“Spilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spilling. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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