leak

verb

Definition of leaknext
1
as in to blunder

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2
as in to seep

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3
as in to spill

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Recent Examples of leak These weapons leak toxic chemicals into fragile ecosystems and abruptly disrupt critical coastal infrastructure projects. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026 But the sheer volume of projects making use of radio astronomy for reasons beyond SETI is one of the reasons information about extraterrestrials might be more likely to leak than stay a secret. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 An Orange County woman fired from her role as a probation officer used her continued access to a court database — access she wasn’t supposed to have — to leak confidential information to a drug trafficking group, according to deputies. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026 Through Yuyuan Tantian – a semi-official social media account run by China’s national broadcaster that Beijing often uses to leak out information to gauge international reaction – China said that its MSA vessels had mapped the seabed east of Taiwan for the first time. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leak
  1. blunder
  2. seep
  3. spill
  4. exclaim
  5. drip
  6. expose
  7. shout
  8. trickle
Verb
  • In an attempt to escape, the insects fly upward and blunder into a bottle filled with ethanol, which kills them and preserves their remains.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2026
  • Earlier this year, two Serve Robotics machines were spotted blundering into the middle of a police incident while cops apprehended a man who appeared to be having a mental health crisis.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 June 2026
Definition of blunder
Verb
  • Water had seeped in everywhere on that floor, ruining the carpet, as well as other items.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • Because rotisserie chicken is often served in plastic packaging with clear lids that customers can peer into before buying, the nonprofit also looked into whether plastics had seeped into the chicken.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of seep
Verb
  • Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Thousands of beer cans spilled across a Connecticut roadway Tuesday after a tractor-trailer overturned, forcing authorities to shut down the highway for hours.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of spill
Verb
  • Lee, 31, exclaimed, and the pair, mere moments after meeting, snapped a selfie as Gonzalez, 28, presented his Korean bulgogi beef quesadilla to the camera with a grin.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Navarro exclaimed, just before the show cut away to an ad.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Definition of exclaim
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  • Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Working with 5 to 6 pieces at a time, remove fish from batter, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, and add to hot oil, briefly dragging fish along surface of oil to prevent sticking.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of drip
Verb
  • The team’s findings suggest that crushing concrete and exposing it to air during recycling or shallow burial could dramatically improve its ability to immobilize radioactive contaminants.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Rinse the blueberries under cold running water, gently swishing them around with your hands to ensure all the berries are exposed to water.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of expose
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  • One day while sitting on the porch, Sarah appeared out of nowhere, running towards them, shouting for them.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of shout
Verb
  • All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • The Giants broke the scoreless tie when Luis Arraez scored in the sixth on an infield single by Rafael Devers, running home when Austin Riley’s throw bounced off Olson’s glove and trickled away from him and down the right-field line.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
Definition of trickle

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