leaked

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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaked
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
  • During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
  • The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Speaking to Deadline after the screening, Kermode revealed that the process of restoring The Devils began in January of this year, at a meeting in Berlin with Clockwork’s Christian Parkes and Spencer Collantes.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • Davis had previously revealed that he was diagnosed with Bell's palsy in 2021, a condition that causes temporary facial paralysis and forced him to scale back portions of his annual pre-Grammy gala.
    Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • According to Hay’s account, Combs then ejaculated and threw the shirt at him.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • 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
  • In recent years, the idea of a biological age that is separate from our birth age has increasingly seeped into the common discourse.
    Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Graffiti from the 1940s and 1950s, however, indicates that students had long left their mark on someone else’s house, but the secret held among the youth never seeped into adult consciousness until the Romans took to the streets.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • This has fueled debate over their impact on the game, with some viewers complaining about being exposed to commercials during the three-minute stoppages.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Attics get hot because roofs are exposed to the sun for hours, radiating heat inside.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Lee, 31, exclaimed, and the pair, mere moments after meeting, snapped a selfie as Gonzalez, 28, presented his Korean bulgogi beef quesadilla to the camera with a grin.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Navarro exclaimed, just before the show cut away to an ad.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Amid the chaos, the ball trickled away and the net was temporarily left wide open.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Those international guests have trickled in — usually the day before and after a game takes place at Arrowhead Stadium — but locals have been largely absent, said Malisa Monyakula, owner of Lulu’s.
    Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

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“Leaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaked. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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