as in reveals
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 spills
Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Clean trash can spills or stains right away so odors don’t linger.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
That is all out ahead of an arctic air mass that spills cold air, with an area of low pressure rolling through the region.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
There are seven bedrooms and seven full bathrooms in total, including a secondary junior suite that spills open to the water side of the home.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
Natural light spills onto a wooden floor, his houndstooth-upholstered armchair, the low-slung couch draped with a colorful Guatemalan blanket.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
So all the noise that (spills over onto) the basketball court.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Others, like pop star Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, go Instagram official only after a former Japanese prime minister spills the beans about their relationship by posting a photo with the pair.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Blot spills quickly, then treat fabric with dish soap + vinegar, rinsing and drying thoroughly.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
These spots increase the possibility of spills and uneven humidity.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Avoid eating or drinking around your monitor, which can lead to spills and splatters.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
As of 2023, that network consisted of 25 operational pipelines and is prone to daily spills, the agency notes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The mop feature is also fantastic for wood floors and very useful for spills while cooking.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Managers who build this leadership skill recognize rising stress signals and adjust before that pressure spills onto their teams, protecting trust and employee happiness.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Clean trash can spills or stains right away so odors don’t linger.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
That is all out ahead of an arctic air mass that spills cold air, with an area of low pressure rolling through the region.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
There are seven bedrooms and seven full bathrooms in total, including a secondary junior suite that spills open to the water side of the home.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
Natural light spills onto a wooden floor, his houndstooth-upholstered armchair, the low-slung couch draped with a colorful Guatemalan blanket.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
So all the noise that (spills over onto) the basketball court.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Others, like pop star Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, go Instagram official only after a former Japanese prime minister spills the beans about their relationship by posting a photo with the pair.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Blot spills quickly, then treat fabric with dish soap + vinegar, rinsing and drying thoroughly.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
His spills came on quadruple axels.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
These spots increase the possibility of spills and uneven humidity.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Avoid eating or drinking around your monitor, which can lead to spills and splatters.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
As of 2023, that network consisted of 25 operational pipelines and is prone to daily spills, the agency notes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The mop feature is also fantastic for wood floors and very useful for spills while cooking.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spills
Verb
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An internal review reveals some funds were given to high-level administrators in bonuses.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Each seat has a lift-top design that reveals storage space for blankets, pillows, games, and other essentials.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sprout supports whole-body behaviors, including walking, kneeling, crawling, compliant physical interaction, and recovery from falls, alongside core capabilities such as teleoperation, mapping, navigation, and expressive human–robot interaction primitives.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Icy weather brings a serious risk of falls.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps most seriously, the latest filing discloses that through early March, DOGE staffers were sharing Social Security data with each other via the third party service Cloudflare, which isn’t approved for storing Social Security data and isn’t subject to the agency’s privacy protections.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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The report discloses that the female teacher and student were physical — sharing a kiss — without going into detail about how far the teacher took things.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Amid this debate, there are clear tensions among Democrats about how to address the left's stumbles in the 2024 presidential election, when Democrats lost the White House, Senate and failed to retake the House.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The live stumbles of Left Shark went viral and spawned jokes in record quickness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The story is a post-apocalyptic tale in which a convict, played by Fischbach, sails an ocean of blood in a submarine in order to search for resources and discovers increasingly terrifying secrets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fleeing to the other side of the island, an area Linda had warned him against venturing into, Bradley discovers an opulent, unoccupied mansion.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The river tumbles and seethes through 278 miles of Grand Canyon National Park, taking its geologic time in carving a trench now deeper than a mile.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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But if an asset tumbles and the investor can't meet the margin requirements, the trading platform may automatically liquidate the position, which leads to more selling and downward pressure on its price.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jennette McCurdy tells Sofia Coppola about writing Half His Age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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After age 30, people lose, on average, 3% to 5% of their muscle mass each decade, which is an especially risky trajectory for women, Rachele Pojednic, PhD, EdM, FACSM, a nutrition and exercise researcher, and director of education at Stanford Lifestyle Medicine, tells SELF.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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All that is really a testament to the fact that there are a certain number of filmmakers who are doing extraordinary new work there, but also with a language of cinema that shows a desire to express things and speak about their own environment in a way that uncovers something new.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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This approach uncovers systemic issues and shows your team that honesty won't be punished.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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