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as in to seep
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as in to spill
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Recent Examples of leak
When Garcia turns his attention to Joe Diamond’s traumatic backstory, the air starts to leak out of the plot.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
Let the yolk leak out and the membrane will sag, leaving the embryo a crumpled, disorganized mess.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Old, unplugged wells — like the one that state records indicate is near or possibly under the Merediths’ house — are known to leak gas and toxic fluids.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
The outlet also reports that guests are being told to prepare for the wedding, but no details have been given just yet in an effort to make sure things don’t leak.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
Let the yolk leak out and the membrane will sag, leaving the embryo a crumpled, disorganized mess.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Old, unplugged wells — like the one that state records indicate is near or possibly under the Merediths’ house — are known to leak gas and toxic fluids.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
The outlet also reports that guests are being told to prepare for the wedding, but no details have been given just yet in an effort to make sure things don’t leak.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leak
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Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The broadest of comedies, the film’s often puerile humor is driven by an endless stream of male bungling, blundering and whining, only to be kicked up a notch by pratfalls of nearly every variety, from getting bucked off a galloping horse to tripping into a pile of trash.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Firefighters could be seen venting the roof of the building as smoke seeped out.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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Politics is seeping into the event in other ways, too.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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The acrimonious strike has independent experts questioning the health of a decades-old partnership between Kaiser management and its workers, with impacts that could spill beyond individual contract negotiations.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Joyce is to admit a kid named Blake Vanderville (quite possibly the douchiest name ever) to the upcoming freshman class, or her financial secrets will be spilled.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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King exclaimed, barely able to get the words out through laughter.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Fieri exclaims as Jesser laughs.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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In February, Dayton shared a video of herself flipping her hair back, causing liquid to drip from her nose.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Wipe the paint brush on the edge of the rubber band to remove excess paint, which will drip into the can below.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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The novel painfully exposes the ruthless mistreatment and exploitation of both racehorses and humans in this era and tracks the ripples of that trauma through time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The fight makes its way to the penthouse, exposing Lestat as a real live vampire to his bandmates, who, up until now, thought the vampire thing was an elaborate bit.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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He was menaced in the English countryside last month by a man shouting at him from 50 yards away, according to British outlet The Telegraph.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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The leads can be overwrought, shouting lines across the stage while the Gothic-style doorways, sharp directional lighting and ooh-ahh practical effects do their complicated dance.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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Results are expected to trickle in throughout the evening.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Customers were consistently trickling through the doors; the brick shop features large windows and warm earthy colors, tucked just inside the SoHo Lofts Condominiums.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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“Leak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leak. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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