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as in to seep
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as in to spill
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Recent Examples of leak
It should not be limited to leak protection.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
That new moms don’t leak at work, that precious breastmilk never gets spilled in the nursing room.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
So while snow drifts that mound up alongside a properly insulated house with siding shouldn't be a problem, snow against a door leading to the deck may leak.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
The Tangem Wallet allows users to add extra cards as hardware backups, so the user’s private key is redundantly stored across identical secure elements with no mnemonic to hide, copy, or accidentally leak.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
That new moms don’t leak at work, that precious breastmilk never gets spilled in the nursing room.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
So while snow drifts that mound up alongside a properly insulated house with siding shouldn't be a problem, snow against a door leading to the deck may leak.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
The Tangem Wallet allows users to add extra cards as hardware backups, so the user’s private key is redundantly stored across identical secure elements with no mnemonic to hide, copy, or accidentally leak.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leak
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Our party walked single file to minimize the chance of blundering onto private property.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
7 Jan. 2026
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The reason for the big deficit was another special teams blunder for the Giants, but an impressive Patriots rep as Marcus Jones ran back a punt from Gillan 94 yards for the game’s first touchdown.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Dec. 2025
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The notion that opioids can pass through breast milk in sufficient quantities to kill a child has also seeped into American courtrooms.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This began in the 1910s, mainly in the Lake Maracaibo area, and then spread to the east in the Monagas Basin, south of Caracas, where surface seeps of oil occurred.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The interior compartments have a wipe-clean lining, so leaking or spilled products are no problem.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Max seems reluctant to spill everything.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Place a large rimmed plate upside down over pan and in one rapid motion turn over; slide away pan, allowing any excess syrup to drip down sides of baba and onto plate.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Set petit fours and cookies on the rack when glazing or icing them so any excess can drip to a pan below.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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Dell is finally good at something—but as her behavior becomes riskier and a shadowy troll threatens to expose her dark past, Dell must reckon with what her digital life ignores, and what real redemption means.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Such vague commands, the court said, leave agents guessing how to respond during fast-moving protest situations and expose them to possible contempt sanctions.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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It’s trickled down to the regular professional player, to guys ranked 40 or 50 in the world.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The trend eventually trickled into the ’90s, with everyone from Beyoncé Knowles-Carter to Christina Aguilera donning versions similar to Porte’s.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, something incredible is revealed — the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower will coincide with a total solar eclipse.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Earth's moon is an awe-inspiring sight, especially when viewed through the magnifying eyepiece of a telescope, which helps reveal the incredible array of craters scarring its ancient surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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This year, Williams has been able to break through with some of the longer runs, his excitement oozing out of him on the field and in press conferences when discussing his evasion of a tackler, his cut and the blocks that allowed it.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Courtesy of a steady diet of driving-and-dishing, coupled with picturesque back door cuts, the Red Devils oozed confidence in the first eight minutes.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Leak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leak. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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