As the Colorado River spills through seven southwestern states and parts of Northern Mexico, more than 35 million people depend on its water.
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Spills
//spɪlz//
Synonyms for "spills" (224 found)
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peachpegpinplankplastic tapeplead guiltyplugplungeportfirepour outpour overpratfallratrestreveal a secretrevolutionribbandribbonrunrun over
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Oil spills are bad for the environment.
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The chocolate cake has an ooey-gooey center that spills out when it's cut.
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Threats to marine bird populations worldwide include competition for food with fisheries; entanglement in fishing gear; ingestion of marine debris and disturbance of roosting and breeding birds by watercraft, aircraft, humans and introduced species (especially cats, rats and foxes), environmental pollution and oil spills.
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