leached

verb

past tense of leach
1
as in percolated

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2
as in flushed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leached
  1. percolated
  2. flushed
  3. filtered
  4. cleaned
  5. purged
  6. distilled
  7. purified
  8. refined
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  • As detailed in work from Liu’s team published earlier this year, some of the minerals in the meteorite have been aqueously altered—a sign that liquid water once percolated through Mars’s ancient mantle and crust.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Talk about more layoffs has percolated internally since a September 18 memo by Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer Horacio Gutierrez.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of percolated
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  • Old pollution that saturated the land was being flushed to the surface by rainfall, the reports argued.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Turkish bath is equally rejuvenating, with salt scrubs that left me flushed pink and glowing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of flushed
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  • On September 12th, about two hundred Democrats filtered into the Amarillo Civic Center for a fund-raising dinner put on by local Party chairs.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
  • And this has filtered down not only at the state level but also at the local level.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of filtered
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  • Last year, Abrams had delicately cleaned the tombstone of Mary Bailey, who died in 1852 at just 21 years old.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And the service is unparalleled, including bathrooms that are cleaned after every use—our own houses aren’t that tidy.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaned
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  • Xi had earlier purged two of China’s top generals, leaving Zhang as the commission’s only member besides Xi himself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Emphasis on the enough, especially after a dismal 2025 season that perhaps was further purged Sunday.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of purged
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  • Where climate action has largely been distilled into decarbonization, nature is sprawling and complex — even more so than fashion supply chains.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The agave hearts, or pinas, are harvested and then cooked, crushed, fermented, and distilled.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of distilled
Verb
  • But what if the water and nutrients could be purified from whey permeate and used for other purposes?
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Once hydrogen is flowing from the ground, how will the gas be purified?
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of purified
Verb
  • In the latest experiment, researchers led by Hester Vennema refined a technique called double magnetic resonance to investigate the two spins separately.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Each detail turns elegance into performance, making for garments that can be waterproof, weatherproof and windproof, yet refined enough for the table and formal setting.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of refined
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