leached

past tense of leach

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leached
Verb
  • SUVs and pickups make up the majority of new registrations, but the shift hasn’t fully percolated through the state’s fleet because Americans tend to hold on to their vehicles for more than a decade.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • Lookman eventually got his move to Atletico Madrid in January and, frankly, ever since Atalanta lost the Coppa Italia semi-final and their slim chances of a top-four finish evaporated, the feeling Ederson might follow percolated anew.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Being patient gives the enzymes time to break the bond between the stain and the fibers, so the stain can be flushed away during the laundry cycle.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
  • But Engel is also watching for other signs bitcoin has hit its nadir this cycle, including higher net accumulation among long-term token holders and negative perpetual funding rates that would indicate leveraged longs have been flushed out of the market.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The figures capture economic activity before the full impact of the Middle East energy shock, triggered by the US-Iran conflict, filtered through, and the interest rate hike earlier this month that would further erode consumer spending.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
  • The companies that were financially strong were then filtered by those that performed well on industry impact in their respective categories.
    TIME Staff, Time, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Remote Controls, Light Switches, and Electronics Television remotes, gaming controllers, keyboards, and other electronics are touched constantly but may rarely get cleaned.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
  • After removing the tick, the bite area should be cleaned with soap and water, rubbing alcohol, or another antiseptic.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Our uncertainty is only fed by the immaculate restraint and simmering intensity of Stan’s and Reinsve’s performances, from which every hint of movie-star glamour has been methodically purged.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
  • According to Kornfield, among the documents purged was a news release about a man who went to the Capitol with bear spray and is still facing an ongoing child solicitation case.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a single phrase.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • The bourbon and rye in the bottles are distilled at MGP in Indiana, the source for so many other whiskey brands, aged for at least two years, and then given a secondary maturation—the bourbon is finished in sherry casks, the rye in port barrels.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • This is a far more advanced and valuable product that requires graphite to be purified, shaped, coated, and graphitized before it can be used inside batteries.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Alaska, for example, has vast deposits of zinc, which is refined in British Columbia; the process spins off germanium, a crucial component in semiconductors.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Recognition for Excellence in Care and Innovation KMUH has consistently refined its robotic surgery outcomes and comprehensive care models.
    Jaw-Yuan Wang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Leached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leached. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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