leaking

present participle of leak
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaking
Verb
  • Read All About It A Missouri woman was sentenced to more than four years in prison in a brazen and blundering attempt to steal Graceland from the family of Elvis Presley.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Apple so far has only been able to introduce a few basic AI features on the iPhone while failing to deliver on last year’s promise to deliver a more conversational and versatile version of its often-blundering virtual assistant Siri.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With blood dripping down its white fur in dramatic form, the enormous polar bear ultimately succeeds in brushing off the black bear.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Is Katy Perry spilling the tea in London?
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Upon entering the main home, a travertine and wood great room is bookended by a den and a bar room, both featuring decorative fireplaces and floor-to-ceiling walls of glass spilling outside.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another sheriff’s deputy who responded to the collision spotted blood seeping from the truck, leading to the discovery of the victim’s body, Moore said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
  • One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic seafloor, researchers announced.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This allows users to benefit from AI acceleration without exposing sensitive information.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Running mate’s populist appeal boosts Paz Paz’s campaign was boosted by his running mate Edman Lara, a former police officer known for viral TikTok videos exposing corruption.
    Reuters 3 min ago, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The headlines have been trickling out, but one of the biggest takeaways is that the former VP still seems undecided as to what's next for her.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The group runs through rapid-fire questions about what stood out and what is coming around the corner after four concentrated days on the Croisette talking business and international distribution.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • His business partner, Vahid (Vahid Mobbaseri), is upstairs on the phone, talking to a relative.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kids are shouting it in classrooms when a teacher turns to page 67, when lunchtime is 6 to 7 minutes away or for no reason at all.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But in the form of its Peterborough boot, Church’s has managed to make a boot that merely nods to its equestrian heritage rather than shouting it.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Leaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaking. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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