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The design of this travel mug helps prevent spillage.
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Spill prevention Some ice cube trays come with additional lips or rounded edges that help prevent spillage.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
There is a momentary collective crisis of conscience when Frieda points out that nobody knew her surname, but those spillages aren’t going to disappear on their own.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
The damage included bigoted graffiti and gallons of chemical spillage, the agency said.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The vinyl chloride released because of the burn, alongside the spillage of other chemicals that caught fire generated the massive trail of thick, black smoke.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
There is a momentary collective crisis of conscience when Frieda points out that nobody knew her surname, but those spillages aren’t going to disappear on their own.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
The damage included bigoted graffiti and gallons of chemical spillage, the agency said.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The vinyl chloride released because of the burn, alongside the spillage of other chemicals that caught fire generated the massive trail of thick, black smoke.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Spillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillage. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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spillage
noun
spill·age
ˈspil-ij 
1
: the act or process of spilling
2
: the quantity that spills
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