as in to reveal
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 spill
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Underpinning the associated sponsorship uptick with a clear natural speed — which did spill over into some crashes, as is the case with many rookies — set him apart as an appealing option.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Store those in any other room that isn’t as prone to spills, liquids, and messes, and free up your kitchen counters or table.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that sparked the coronavirus pandemic, first spilled into humans, almost nothing stood in its way.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Underpinning the associated sponsorship uptick with a clear natural speed — which did spill over into some crashes, as is the case with many rookies — set him apart as an appealing option.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
For daily messes and spills, hauling out a traditional full-size vacuum isn’t convenient.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Store those in any other room that isn’t as prone to spills, liquids, and messes, and free up your kitchen counters or table.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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New footage of California's high-speed rail project has revealed how much progress has been made.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Their spending is an effect of growth as Mexico reveals.John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Since this fall, Dan Rabilwongse, a Thai chef who’d worked at Tsubaki, has been operating the nearby, high-energy Budonoki (654 Virgil Ave.), whose neo-noir interiors are out of a Nicolas Winding Refn production.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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The cast as a whole often reunites at various fan festivals in places across the world from Wilmington, North Carolina — where the show was filmed — to Paris, where cast members including Hilarie Burton, James Lafferty and Austin Nichols traveled this fall for the Tree Hill Is Your Home convention.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The identity of the Emmy award's owner was not disclosed.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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No further details of her diagnosis have been publicly disclosed.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Marshall Wace, one of London’s largest hedge funds, saw its earnings tumble by almost two-thirds last year.Robert Olsen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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What a pathetic way for that portion of my career to end, with a sad little slow-motion tumble in the 64th minute of a miserable 3-2 defeat by Romania.Alan Shearer, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The fraudulent charges were discovered by a businessman, who reported the credit card had been originally issued to his father, who was deceased, the sheriff’s office said.Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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After Short's body was discovered, the Los Angeles Police Department launched an investigation, which ran until 1950, when it was shut down, according to 48 Hours.Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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For the Knicks, this loss was more than just a stumble against the West’s best.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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The seeds for the company’s latest stumbles were planted years ago, as Intel missed out on mobile chips to Qualcomm, ARM and Apple.Ari Levy,Kif Leswing, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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Trump attempted one last time to get a judge to block the report but was unsuccessful, NPR's Carrie Johnson tells Up First.Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Blue Origin is selling launches at a price per satellite that’s significantly better than SpaceX, a former employee told Forbes.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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To compliment her hair, Rowland arrived in a custom slip dress—with a feathered jacket to match—and a natural makeup look by artist Adam Burrell.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
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Around 5 inches tall and 8 inches wide, the bag has a back slip pocket, interior slip pocket, and front zip compartment.Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Spill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spill. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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