SPILLED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

spilled

verb

variants also spilt

past tense of spill

as in revealed

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 spilled New Delhi — What started as an online joke has now spilled onto the streets of India’s capital. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 City leaders worried about what would happen when the Kaw’s waters spilled into the Missouri River and ordered residents to evacuate. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 But Trump’s frustrations with Senate Republicans spilled over during a closed-door caucus lunch on Capitol Hill last month. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 Thousands of beer cans spilled across a Connecticut roadway Tuesday after a tractor-trailer overturned, forcing authorities to shut down the highway for hours. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Jewelry designer and ballet dancer Jamie Wolf spilled about Portman’s ring to HuffPost in a 2012 interview. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Wedding buzz Transforming MSG The frenzy surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding plans has spilled onto the streets of Manhattan. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Prosecutors Ng and Deputy DA Megan Eixenberger dismissed the claims, arguing Payton, Martin and the others involved in the shooting shared gang histories and bad blood that spilled over onto K and 10th streets at closing time. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

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While chatting with ExtraTV at the Tight Ends & Friends concert presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese's, San Francisco 49ers player George Kittle confirmed he was invited to the upcoming ceremony — and revealed one of the pair's wedding rules.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Research on elite competitive eaters revealed that some individuals can train to increase the elasticity of their stomachs.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of revealed

Verb

Youssef said investigators conducting background checks during the Long Beach investigation discovered that one occupant allegedly had an outstanding warrant for battery and assault.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Researchers discovered that eleven specific words are frequently prominently included and seem to defy the assumption that AI is merely randomly composing a story for you.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of discovered

Verb

Casemiro was able to coast through performances against poor Haiti and Scotland sides in two of Brazil’s group stage games, but Morocco provided much sterner opposition that exposed some worrying gaps in midfield.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Authorities stopped letting people into the National Museum of African American History and Culture, with more than 1,000 sheltering outside the building and some exposed to the elements.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

As the fires spread, roughly 2,900 people — many roused from sleep — were told to evacuate or warned to prepare to flee.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
These types of moves for iconic American companies can highlight the power of the brand, Alexander Chernev, a marketing professor at Northwestern University, told CNN.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026