leaks

verb

present tense third-person singular of leak
1
as in blunders

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as in drips

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as in spills

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaks
  1. blunders
  2. drips
  3. spills
  4. shouts
  5. seeps
  6. exposes
  7. exclaims
  8. trickles
Verb
  • And then Ron somehow blunders his way into getting the number jacked up to $100,000 in return for their silence.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of blunders
Verb
  • Other new treatments that support guests on their personalised journeys include IV Therapy, with IV drips to enhance health and performance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Explore See latest videos, charts and news The rocker, wearing a cap and aviator glasses, was joined with a full band and backing vocalists for a protest song that drips in fury and anger.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of drips
Verb
  • When high tides and king tides hit Naples, water spills over the seawalls in some spots nearly two feet deep, flooding sidewalks and threatening homes.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Still, every day, the lights are on at The Baobab House, music spills across the yard, and the visitors keep coming.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of spills
Verb
  • Hollywell nods in agreement, and shouts out all the graffiti artists and other creatives who are still nearby.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • Once water seeps behind the tile, more tiles loosen, and mold begins to grow.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026
  • What’s being said about him rarely seeps through traditional avenues.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeps
Verb
  • Measuring the complete outcome also exposes the hidden economics of failures, retries, latency, human intervention and rework.
    — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As search data like Feel30’s exposes just how many patients are confused about discontinuation, expect state medical boards and payers to begin asking harder questions about informed consent, tapering documentation and provider supervision.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of exposes
Verb
  • Fieri exclaims as Jesser laughs.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Lopez exclaims before jumping in place excitedly and pulling Abdalla into a hug.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 May 2026
Definition of exclaims
Verb
  • Of course, what’s presented on the runway trickles down to consumer sentiment.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • And that also trickles down to the fact that these settler groups are unbelievably well armed.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickles
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“Leaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaks. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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