LEACHED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

leached

verb

past tense of leach

as in percolated

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Efforts to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock have percolated for years, but have repeatedly fallen short.

— Luke Fountain,Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Other records from the district and the state describe how most of the water percolated into the ground, evaporated into hot, dry air, or drained off fields into scrubland and desert.

— Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026

Definition of percolated

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An interesting note about Prawdzik’s study is that where cover types could be recorded, 90 percent of the birds shot were flushed from aspen stands containing lowland-brush understories.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
The water, which goes through a multistage filter, has to be regularly flushed out to remain hygienic; the scent dispensers need to be refilled; and the spray nozzles need to be unclogged.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of flushed

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Sunlight bent and filtered through Earth's atmosphere leaks into the shadow, carrying the red-orange glow of every sunrise and sunset around the world.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The grading process was one of the places where Darlington and colorist Daniel Gill really wanted the image to look grounded and authentic, not polished and Instagram-filtered.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of filtered

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Xi has purged or expelled most of the seven-member Central Military Commission, leaving just him and one other member.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Even when Putin purged Russia’s defense ministry for corruption, including much of Shoigu’s own personal network, Putin transferred Shoigu to a weighty role in the Security Council rather than disempower him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of purged

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This ambitious blend combines 32% bourbon, 30% rye, 25% wheat whiskey, and 13% American single malt, with the latter entirely distilled in-house.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Almost everything on the menu grows, swims, or gets distilled within a few kilometers of the kitchen.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of distilled

Verb

Prologis said the numbers were refined as key details were worked out.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Hybrid tech has been around for decades, and some automakers have refined their hybrid nameplates over the years, mastering the balance between affordability and efficiency for consumers.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of refined

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