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as in to flush
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Recent Examples of leach
Still others, such as phthalates – synthetic chemicals used to manufacture plastics – may leach into menstrual products from plastic packaging or be added as part of a fragrance.
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Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
All of these items could leach chemicals into your soil.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Black Walnut Trees Black walnut trees leach a chemical called juglone into the surrounding soil.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Supports Bone Health Potassium also reduces acidity that can leach calcium from bones.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
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Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
All of these items could leach chemicals into your soil.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Black Walnut Trees Black walnut trees leach a chemical called juglone into the surrounding soil.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Supports Bone Health Potassium also reduces acidity that can leach calcium from bones.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leach
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Meanwhile, romance with someone from afar or from another culture might percolate in person or online.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Various proposals for a bridge to Long Island have been percolating in different iterations for decades.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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The wreckage in the water had been flushed into the North Yuba River and stalled about a mile downstream at the mouth of Englebright Lake in mid-February after a ruptured pipe at New Colgate Powerhouse sent a deluge of water and hillside into the river.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Repeat until the drain begins to move freely, then flush the drain for 3 to 5 minutes with cool running water.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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Once this storm heads east by Thursday afternoon, cooler and drier weather will filter in with temperatures closer to our March normals of 50 degrees and 71 degrees.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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The tour uses Signify Group’s Threat Matrix service, which is designed to help protect players on social media by detecting and filtering out abusive messages through a combination of AI and human analysts.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The upper stage, known as the interim cryogenic propulsion stage and its single RL-10 engine, wasn’t able to get the helium gas, used to purge the stage of cryogenic fuel and maintain proper pressure, to flow into it.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Pristine lunar samples are stored and handled in stainless steel glove cabinets, separated by triple layers of gloves, and purged by high-purity nitrogen gas to reduce sample degradation.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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In a nutshell, wastewater recycling works by first physically filtering the water, then subjecting it to reverse osmosis, and finally purifying it with ultraviolet light.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
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Fears washed away, cleanse and purify.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Future hypersonic platform The aircraft is the latest in a series of prototypes designed to rapidly test and refine technologies needed for high-Mach flight.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Share a draft with a trusted friend, then use their notes to refine the final pass.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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And the way to make amends, to get better, to rid ourselves of those burdens of indiscretion is to suffer a little, to cleanse a lot, to reflect more than anything especially under the literal heat of adverse conditions.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Shani Darden's Allure Best of Beauty Award-winning Triple Acid Signature Peel delivers almost immediate radiance, thanks to a two-step process that deeply resurfaces and cleanses skin.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2026
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How to clean hummingbird feeders Ensure your feeders are thoroughly washed and rinsed before filling them with food.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Elena Navarro is a cleaning expert and professional organizer at Sparkly Maid Austin in Austin, Texas.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Leach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leach. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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