leak (out)

as in to spread
to become known the candidate's campaign didn't want his choice of a running mate to leak out before an official announcement was made

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Verb
  • Advertisement That has helped save tens of millions of lives, contributed to a reduction by half of mortality rates of children under five, put developing countries on a better economic trajectory, and substantially reduced the chances that infectious diseases emerge and spread.
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  • Prior to the official announcement on Tuesday, footage circulating on social media showed a bright object flying over Puerto Rico.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Video circulating on social media showed storm surges shattering the glass doors of the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel, a luxury seaside resort, with huge waves gushing into the lobby and sweeping people off their feet.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque just busting to get out from under its hood, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale sporty SUV needs an infusion of theatricality.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Evelyn has one of her followers, Dwyane (Brandon Jay McLaren), track Alex to ensure none of the info gets out to the public.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He's spent the last two seasons coming out of the Yankees bullpen.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Reeve wasn’t surprised by Phoenix’s effort coming out of the halftime locker room.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Clubs with clever accountants getting around those rules by selling stuff to themselves.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This approach gets around certain plasma confinement challenges faced by tokamaks, which arise from variations in magnetic coil density around the toroidal ring.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Leak (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leak%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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