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as in to flush
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Recent Examples of leach
Using plastic bottles, especially in hot conditions, can cause chemicals to leach into the water.
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Christina Manian, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Maddie Rieger, a KindDesigns project lead, spoke at the commission meeting about how the startup 3D-prints living seawalls, which are made of a pH-neutral material that doesn’t leach harmful chemicals into the water.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
For decades the waste lingered beneath desert soil, threatening to leach into the river that defines the region.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Higher temperatures can help plastics absorb and release these harmful contaminants more easily, as well as increasing their ability to leach harmful chemicals contained within the plastic itself.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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Christina Manian, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Maddie Rieger, a KindDesigns project lead, spoke at the commission meeting about how the startup 3D-prints living seawalls, which are made of a pH-neutral material that doesn’t leach harmful chemicals into the water.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
For decades the waste lingered beneath desert soil, threatening to leach into the river that defines the region.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Higher temperatures can help plastics absorb and release these harmful contaminants more easily, as well as increasing their ability to leach harmful chemicals contained within the plastic itself.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leach
Verb
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The game started to percolate here, but only haltingly.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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Discontent began to percolate among the band.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The center sits along Richmond’s Marina Bay waterfront, an area eyed for residential and commercial growth that’s already flushed with people taking scenic strolls, walking their dogs or riding bikes.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Chism recommends flushing the system yearly to protect the longevity of your unit.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Prospective umpires get filtered into the minor leagues from there.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The chip first filters out irrelevant visual data and identifies only key changes in a scene.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Engineers were expected to purge the rocket of liquid propellants during the weekend and continue inspecting ground equipment before replacing a filter suspected to be the cause of the problem.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Locals began to protest outside of his department’s office, calling for wolves to be purged.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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Uranium is a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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But all of those religions are teaching us how to purify our minds and become a good person in our society.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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There, teams can refine it, compare options side by side, and align on design decisions.—
Deirdre Bosa,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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The experience refined his litigation skills and prepared him for a career that would bridge rigorous preparation with decisive execution.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This drugstore pick is especially designed for anyone experiencing mild or normal shedding due to breakage and helps restore strength by using gentle surfactants while cleansing.—
Jamie Wilson,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
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This one not only deposits color, but also gently cleanses and conditions the hair.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Don’t neglect cleaning the interior of the air fryer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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For instance, Data Engineers and Cloud Architects are now the essential architects of the digital age, cleaning and structuring the massive data sets that AI requires to function.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Leach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leach. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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