spiled

past tense of spile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiled
Verb
  • There was also a case in which a foreign object, said to be a trashcan lid, clogged another drain.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Back when Foster was winning medals for Great Britain as a long-distance runner — gold in the 1974 European Championships, bronze in the 1976 Olympic Games, gold at the 1978 Commonwealth Games — the streets were not clogged with joggers, which is strange to think of now.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The avalanche temporarily dammed the Lonza River, which runs through Blatten, and small lakes, filled with dead trees and detritus from homes, formed on each side of the village.
    Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release rainwater and snowmelt downstream, according to officials.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the bond of family and a home filled with foreign languages and love prepared him for a life that would require adaptability, grit and vision.
    Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • While the interior design industry is filled with women, there are very few female executives.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lottery seats may be partially obstructed.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Ogles launched a congressional probe into O’Connell, claiming his administration obstructed ICE operations.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The school's kitchen and cafeteria are congested with long serving lines, according to the district's website.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As of Monday afternoon, parking spots at popular viewpoints are full, and the roads are already congested, according to a press release.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But Congress has long blocked that increase from taking effect, with lawmakers from both parties fearful about the political fallout of voting themselves a pay raise.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But the initiative was quickly blocked in court on procedural grounds and later rescinded by the Biden administration.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Barron jammed Dike up, Ward had nowhere to go, and the quarterback ended up taking a sack.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On an early third down, the Vikings offense mistimed a motion, and Jefferson slipped after being jammed at the beginning of his route.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The same jury did, however, convict Chambers of battery and false imprisonment for other prior altercations in which prosecutors said Chambers pushed, grabbed and choked Dadkhah.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The air around the mop sink was choked by 20 flies.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Spiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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