leaked (out)

verb

past tense of leak (out)
as in 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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  1. spread
  2. circulated
  3. got out
Verb
  • These theories spreading online, one expert says, stem from people’s struggles to find a fulfilling explanation for what has happened.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Cedars-Sinai apologized for any inconvenience Marina del Rey residents endured after the hospital's construction project caused a putrid odor to spread through the coastal neighborhood.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
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  • The phrase has circulated on gaming platforms for years, although its exact origins aren’t really known.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This recent incident has caused a great deal of anger and frustration among the Taiwanese artistic community and general public as news has circulated online widely this week.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulated
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  • Adames also committed an error on a routine grounder in the bottom of the seventh that could’ve spelled disaster, but Houser got out of the inning unscathed.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • When Bowie got out of the vehicle, with the inert gun and explosive, she was arrested by the FBI.
    — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of got out
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“Leaked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaked%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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