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verb

ˈspil How to pronounce spill (audio)
Definition of spillnext
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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spill

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noun

as in fall
the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily she tripped over the toy and had a nasty spill on the stairs

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Recent Examples of spill
Verb
Last October, their calls for clean government and more democratic freedoms had spilled over into street protests. — Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026 He was slain after a fight with an emotionally disturbed fellow passenger spilled off the rush-hour train onto the platform at the Woodhaven Blvd. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
Plus, Turbo mode handles the toughest of messes like pet accidents and juice spills. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 When spills, drips, and other stains happen, remove any excess or solid debris and dampen the site with water. — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spill
  1. reveal
  2. fall
  3. disclose
  4. tumble
  5. discover
  6. stumble
  7. tell
  8. slip
Verb
  • The companies revealed that the commercial agreement extends beyond a single installation.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • News reports have revealed incidents involving other websites that OpenAI had not publicly disclosed.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of reveal
Noun
  • At 25 minutes per episode, the show is designed for streaming services, and it has been given an innovative rollout in Germany this fall, when three episodes will launch on ZDF’s streaming service, with Episode 1 also available on YouTube.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than arenas, Smith is continuing the To Be Free global residency, which kicked off last fall at Brooklyn’s Warsaw and has included runs at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fall
Verb
  • External consultants have helped redesign how the bank encourages people to disclose, simplifying the process and building trust that the information won’t be used against them.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Each worker signed a document seen by The Associated Press agreeing not to disparage Caddell and not to disclose the individual payments.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclose
Noun
  • George Santos took quite a few tumbles during his two-episode stint on the Fox reality show, but one — much to his chagrin — didn’t make it to air.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Down and feather pillows can generally be tumble-dried on low or no-heat, whereas memory foam should be air-dried.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tumble
Verb
  • The discovery is the latest instance of CDE leadership telling employees bedbugs are not in the building, only for more to be discovered at a later date and igniting doubt among CDE’s workforce on whether treatment is effective.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The problem Zhou discovered when MadaData collapsed has not gone away.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of discover
Noun
  • Indeed, if War leaves behind the faintest tinge of disappointment, it’s owed to a minor stumble of nerve.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Real breakthroughs rarely come without some stumbles and failures.
    — John Abou, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of stumble
Verb
  • Serena tells him his former boss Elliott Wyatt recommended him highly, which is strange given his former reticence.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • After the election, legislating is an obvious place to go, given the public and many lawmakers in both parties want to see something done, the tech industry source told Semafor.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tell
Noun
  • Karen Elson wore a silk-and-velvet slip dress from the archive.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In spite of the slip-up, Grant survived until the end of the episode.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Spill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spill. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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