LEAK OUT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

leak (out)

verb

ˈlēk

Definition of 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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Military firefighters in Sierra Oeste, Spain battled to contain flames as a wildfire spread overnight.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Protesters blame Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demand his resignation, but the demonstrations have since expanded into a wider anger over government accountability, spreading to other cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of spread

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Madison police do have dashboard cameras, and there are multiple bystander videos circulating of the incident, Lehr says.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 July 2026
As footage of the incident circulates on social media, Patterson said the footage is just one perspective of the encounter.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of circulate

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In a United conference room tucked away from the commotion of the terminal, the musicians get out their instruments and are harmonizing a few seconds later.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Instructions for pickup are discreetly communicated to health-care workers, soldiers, politicians, and cops, but word quickly gets out and the medical depots are swarmed by armed citizens desperate to save themselves.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of get out

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Arguably the biggest name in the National Women’s Soccer League came to Centreville Bank Stadium on Sunday night and made sure the Washington Spirit came out with a win over the Boston Legacy.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
In a return to his early journalistic stomping ground, the exploration of American history came out this year to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 July 2026

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