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as in blundering
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as in dripping
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as in spilling
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaking
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Right now, the source of the disruption in the airline industry is the President’s blundering rather than a financial meltdown that originated on Wall Street.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026 -
Verizon never would have gotten the chance to buy Yahoo’s online operations if not for the company’s perpetual blundering under seven different CEOs in 16 years.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The fashion is already as glittering as ever, with jury member Demi Moore, along with fellow actors Jane Fonda and Maika Monroe all arriving for opening night dripping in sequins.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Eating a cold slice of cantaloupe over a kitchen sink, its juices dripping down your forearms, is one of summer’s greatest pleasures.—
Janet McCracken,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
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These are the remnants of clothes discarded in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and elsewhere that arrive in the northern Indian city of Panipat by the truckload, spilling over in loose, overflowing heaps.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Now, one Idaho resident is more likely going to be spilling beer and potato chips on the exact same turf.—
Shaun Goodwin
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
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As construction crews work on the final landscaping details around the 20-acre presidential center, the anticipation is seeping from the Obama Foundation's Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Mike Strautmanis.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Blotting helps pull stains up and out of the rug's surface, preventing them from seeping into the binding.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun, exposing tension between social momentum and personal comfort.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Video recovered from the cameras show 18 people in various stages of disrobement, exposing genitalia and going to the toilet, including a minor and two infants.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Skarsgård’s character James ejaculating at the beach after a sudden handjob by Mia Goth’s freewheeling Gabi.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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So if Sundance sales trickling in months after the fact are any indication, Cannes titles could similarly take time to close.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Results are expected to begin trickling in on Friday but the final count will most likely not be confirmed until Saturday.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
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Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Schrage was talking, of course, about AI agents, those software programs created to autonomously take action on your behalf and interact with other humans or programs.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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“Leaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaking. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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