leaked

Definition of leakednext
past tense of leak

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Recent Examples of leaked In a Bravo first, audio footage from set leaked the night that filming wrapped, triggering an investigation led by the network that found a production staffer liable for the leak. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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Verb
  • Rubio is the president’s top adviser on both national security and diplomacy at a moment when the United States has blundered into an unpopular war that appears to be a strategic catastrophe.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • As drops dripped from a clay oven, Garnica and her siblings listened to stories told by their parents while neighbors arrived by horse to get a taste of a drink known for its smoky flavor.
    Claudia Rosel, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.
    Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Morgan also revealed that the chain has 22 locations under construction.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Each time the tear gas seeped in, the kids coughed, and their throats often burned.
    Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
  • The accent has seeped into popular culture.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • As the current hantavirus outbreak unfolded, the CDC deployed teams to evacuate and quarantine Americans who may have been exposed, health officials briefed reporters and Bhattacharya went on a Fox News program to urge Americans not to worry.
    Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • It is believed the initial infection was contracted by a passenger who may have been exposed to rodents during regional birdwatching activities prior to boarding, according to the WHO.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • After all, many people engage in self-pleasure; many women get their periods; many boys have ejaculated in their sleep.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The students distributed their poems for the following week and then trickled, one by one, into the hall.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • The Canadiens appeared to gain a 3-1 lead one minute later when Josh Anderson’s backhand trickled through Lyon as Phillip Danault crashed the crease.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • The collective ire of the group spilled over.
    Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026

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“Leaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaked. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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