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as in to seep
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as in to spill
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Recent Examples of leak
That’s when cows need to be milked next; if no one’s there, a cow could start to leak milk, to develop an infection.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Some reporting indicated the charges also could seek to reference whether Comey ever authorized his friend, Daniel Richman, to leak information on his behalf, but such a scenario also would present challenges because Cruz’s question is squarely aimed at the leak to The Wall Street Journal.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
And then, McCabe and another guy James Baker said, in fact, they were asked to leak.
—ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Faulty APUs can leak oil into the plane’s airflow system, allowing toxic fumes and odors to spread through the cabin, potentially even when the units aren’t running.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Some reporting indicated the charges also could seek to reference whether Comey ever authorized his friend, Daniel Richman, to leak information on his behalf, but such a scenario also would present challenges because Cruz’s question is squarely aimed at the leak to The Wall Street Journal.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
And then, McCabe and another guy James Baker said, in fact, they were asked to leak.
—ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Faulty APUs can leak oil into the plane’s airflow system, allowing toxic fumes and odors to spread through the cabin, potentially even when the units aren’t running.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leak
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts blundered in his late bullpen choices, allowing the Phillies to make it 4-3 in the ninth inning, which is the way the game ended.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Did Netanyahu blunder into the most dangerous rupture in U.S.–Israel relations since Dwight Eisenhower forced Israel out of Sinai?—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, when groundwater seeps into disposal sites, the glass can gradually dissolve.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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With his love gone, the tactile comfort of touching the salad bowl or piano had seeped away.—
Bee Wilson,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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Late in the week, trade and the shutdown took a backseat to worries about regional banks, which spilled into the market.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Safeguarding neighborhoods, ensuring game day operations like traffic and parking do not spill into residential areas.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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The tissue moves around the periphery of the gastruloid before recirculating down its center — just as wine tears drip back down the side of a glass.—
Anna Demming,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Scott Thomas, an actress who drips contempt with the acidity of a xenomorph’s blood, doesn’t want to waste time on Roddy’s romantic delusion.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, since the announcement, discourse around who should and shouldn’t be given wings exposed just how stuck in the past some viewers still are.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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By comparing two types of borosilicate glass, one containing magnesium and one without, the team discovered that the diffusion of boron atoms depends strongly on the glass composition and the time it has been exposed to water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Middle Eastern traders like my father might’ve started to trickle in in search of business opportunities, but me?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Accessories aren’t exempt from the conversation, as the quiet-no-more approach seen in many collections trickled down to shoes, bags and more.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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While pricing hasn’t been revealed, the company plans to release it later this year in partnership with Asus, Boxx, Dell, HP, and Supermicro.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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He oozes confidence, doesn’t back down and showed last season that the game wasn’t too big for him.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The flan trembled on its plate, oozing a sugary puddle.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Leak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leak. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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