leaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of leach
1
as in percolates

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as in cleans

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaches
  1. percolates
  2. cleans
  3. filters
  4. cleanses
  5. flushes
  6. purifies
  7. refines
  8. purges
Verb
  • Mortgage rates will likely remain high as inflation percolates.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • That, in turn, depends on controlling water flow and pressure as the liquid percolates through the coffee grounds.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of percolates
Verb
  • When a pharma or biotech company wants to test a new drug, Iqvia finds the sites, recruits the patients, runs the trial and cleans the data.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That same dock features Vortex Wash, which automatically cleans the robot’s dirty wiping pads in about a minute.
    — Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleans
Verb
  • As the name implies, Glass Half Full filters its work through a hopeful lens.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • These compounds quickly destroy the stratospheric ozone, the gas that filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of filters
Verb
  • The Bonding Shampoo gently cleanses hair and scalp, while the Hair Bonding Treatment delivers a more intensive dose of the brand’s Peptide-132 complex to help strengthen damaged strands and minimize breakage and split ends.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Elevate your bathing routine with this creamy shower gel that gently cleanses and nourishes your skin with a blend of acai, cupuacu butter and coconut oil.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of cleanses
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  • Saliva constantly flushes food debris and buffers acid, so chronic dryness tilts the environment toward decay.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Staying hydrated keeps the mouth moist and flushes away debris and bacteria.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of flushes
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  • Next, the raw material is handed over to Talga Group, a specialist firm that purifies the recycled feedstock into pristine, battery-grade graphite.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • The disposable wand purifies red, white and sparkling wines while enhancing the natural taste, aroma and color of the wine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of purifies
Verb
  • The company uses a proprietary two-step process that first removes gums and other noncellulosic components from raw hemp fiber, then refines the material for spinning on equipment already used to process cotton and synthetic fibers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The model, updated in September, starts by generating a rough, noisy version of the answer, then repeatedly refines it.
    — Shubham Agarwal, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of refines
Verb
  • The camera system reads and logs passing vehicle license plate numbers, time of day, date and location for a period of 30 days before the system ultimately purges the data, Oakley said.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Haugh lets out the occasional wince, twitch and groan as Patterson kneads knotted muscles and purges lactic acid build-up so Florida’s leading scorer and ironman can continue to shoulder his heavy workload.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of purges
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