LEAKING (OUT) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

leaking (out)

verb

present participle of leak (out)

as in spreading

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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The study is ongoing, but interim results found the treatment, Intismeran, met both its primary target of reducing cancer recurrence and its secondary ⁠goal of keeping cancers from spreading to other parts of the body.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Getty Images As wildfires sweep Europe and North America, falsehoods about their causes and the nature of climate change are spreading like, well, wildfire.

— David Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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The team used a technique called metabolomics to measure small molecules circulating in the blood, providing a biochemical snapshot of how the astronauts' bodies — and the microbes living inside them — were responding to spaceflight.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Videos and photos circulating on social media show piles of rocks, chunks of concrete and rusted metal rods after waves removed layers of sand along the shoreline.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
One of the hottest debates in the energy industry right now is how much oil is actually coming out of the Persian Gulf, and the answer could determine how long the Iran war lasts.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming out

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East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The dismissal was a legal maneuver aimed at getting around a deadline for starting new grand jury proceedings after Mayes lost an appeal earlier in June.

— Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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