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
  • One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, the dwarf planet is passing in front of a region of the sky filled with stars.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ogles launched a congressional probe into O’Connell, claiming his administration obstructed ICE operations.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Trump was not charged with any crime, but Mueller later shared 10 instances in which the president may have obstructed justice.
    Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 31 Aug. 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  • But the initiative was quickly blocked in court on procedural grounds and later rescinded by the Biden administration.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
  • The father tried to close the door but the cousin had jammed a foot in the doorway to prevent the door from closing.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Pegula was often the first to change direction in rallies and constantly jammed Sabalenka with body serves to stop her from unleashing returns.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • De’Andre Johnson ambushed and choked the agent in a DCS office, livestreaming the attack on Facebook.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Court documents now identify him as the victim of a brutal assault during which he was bound by a bedsheet, choked and beaten.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Spiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiled. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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