leached

past tense of leach

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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
  • Ossoff reiterated his focus on the battleground race, and said issues like who could lead the Senate under a Democratic majority could be flushed out later.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Most of it gets filtered out without a second thought, and our brains are wired to ignore what feels predictable or irrelevant.
    Ross Kernez, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys.
    Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Heavy spills or splatters should always be cleaned right away.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • At various points during his interview with Sobchak, Dugin called the sport of surfing evil and said that its practitioners should be purged.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Burgum purged the department of roughly 13,000 staffers last year and announced efforts to reduce its workforce by even more in April.
    Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • This is essentially the Philippines’ lambanog, tuba distilled, with a high alcohol proof and a bite like rustic sugarcane alcohol.
    Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • The 25-year-old was distilled in 1999 on a column still, also by Edwards, and these barrels were monitored by his successor, Allen Smith, and then Branker.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • But that doesn’t matter because that’s been purified.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The accommodations strike a balance between rustic and refined, with neutral tones and natural materials that call back to the estate’s heritage while offering guests an atmosphere of refined comfort.
    Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Members of both parties should treat the CREATE AI Act as a rare chance to pass an AI bill that has already been debated, refined, and proven in pilot form.
    Neil Björkman, Fortune, 1 July 2026
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“Leached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leached. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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