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spilled

  • past participle
    of spill.
    spill
    verb (used with object)
    to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully.
  • past tense form
    of spill.
    spill
    verb (used with object)
    to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully.

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Now they’re on opposite sides of a court fight that has spilled onto the Nov. 3 ballot and threatens further development on the nearly 300-acre site.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

In January, a collapsed sewer pipe outside Washington, D.C., spilled more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Two ships were hit off the Bulgarian coast on October 6, followed by another two on Tuesday -- the first time the conflict has spilled over into the waters off the country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The boardroom tussle has increasingly spilled into the public domain, with Tata Sons and Trusts clashing through legal notices and conflicting statements.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

At Cocoa’s, Bat spilled some of his hot chocolate on his shirt when he took off the lid to add cinnamon.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold