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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Newspapers in Arabic, Urdu and Persian, published in cities such as Bombay, now Mumbai, Calcutta, or Kolkata, Istanbul, London and Cairo helped in spreading religious and political ideas across the globe.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
The wildfire started Saturday in Lassen County before spreading into Sierra County and Washoe County, prompting thousands of evacuations north of Reno.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of spreading

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People interested in donating should visit the organizations' official websites directly rather than relying on donation links circulating through unfamiliar social media accounts or messages.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
According to these circulating reports, the Japanese population too would also convert out of loyalty to their emperor.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of circulating

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Wright said that on August 8, total oil coming out of the Gulf exceeded that 20-million-barrel mark.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming out

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OpenAI's subsequent review of the incident found that its models were fixated on gaming the test and spent substantial effort getting around barriers rather than working within them.

— Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Hopes of getting around to years-in-the-making legislation to regulate cryptocurrency were dashed.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

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