SPILED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

spiled

verb

past tense of spile

as in stoppered

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The sheer volume of sea life clogged the filter drums that clear incoming ocean water.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
With traditional exits clogged, firms resort to continuation vehicles to create liquidity, and LPs are demanding actual cash returns (DPI).

— Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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The mighty Colorado River — that carved the Grand Canyon and was dammed by the epic Hoover Dam — is in big trouble.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of dammed

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The most common problem, though, appeared to be trouble getting prescriptions filled.

— Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
His previous spell on the Bernabeu bench was filled with arguments and feuds, with the Portuguese angrily taking on referees, journalists, opposition coaches and even his own players.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of filled

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The administration of antibiotics would trigger a second pathogen that had been occluded inside the first.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Instead, the missing silver may have been right there, in the sun all along, simply occluded from astronomers' view by tricks of physics.

— Rahul Rao, Space.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of occluded

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Also arguing the county obstructed the federal government's authority.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
From across the street, Yñiga’s view grew increasingly obstructed, first by an ambulance, then a parade of menacing black SUVs, and finally a van that disgorged a reporter and a yawning cameraman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstructed

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Renal infarction is when the flow of blood to your kidney gets blocked, leading to the death of kidney tissue.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Around the country, more than 530 counties and municipalities have blocked or severely restricted data centers, according to Heatmap Pro, a clean energy news service.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blocked

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The shooting suspect then returned to the payment window, and fired again through it at employees who were trying to render aid to Garibay, until his handgun jammed, the video showed.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
The gunman tried to fire more shots through the window, video shows, but his handgun jammed.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of jammed

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