spilled

variants also spilt
past tense of spill

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spilled Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship. Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 The victim, DaShayla Jones, died in the parking lot of Malibu Jack’s in North Richland Hills after a fight began inside the indoor entertainment facility around closing time at midnight Sunday and spilled outside, investigators said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025 Each breakthrough has ignited wider adoption of AI across industries, demand that has spilled over into Google’s own ecosystem of services and cloud infrastructure. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, glitter shadow spilled under her eyes, filling in her waterline next to a brown eyeliner with hints of gold. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025 No one was injured, but crude oil spilled, which has required cleanup efforts led by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 With astrocytes out of the picture, glutamate, a key neurotransmitter, spilled into extrasynaptic zones, flipping on NMDA receptors and revving up vasopressin neuron activity. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025 Cleanup efforts have culminated after as much as 30 gallons of oil spilled at Minnesota's Duluth Harbor on Lake Superior on Tuesday. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 The anger spilled over when the 8-1 vote in favor of Google was announced at last week's hearing. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilled
Verb
  • Tony didn’t find out about their daughter until after Ziva’s death, then father and daughter spent several years together before Ziva revealed the truth.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Athletic revealed last Wednesday that Brazilian Luiz Fernando Iubel has joined Liverpool as the club’s new individual development lead coach.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • None of this was disclosed in the document itself.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And even in the approximately two dozen states where names are disclosed, winners are advised to avoid public scrutiny.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Spilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spilled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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