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as in to seep
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as in to spill
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Recent Examples of leak
Durability The most durable outdoor furniture covers can be left outside in rain, wind, snow, and harsh sunlight without leaking, tearing, or fading.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
And in 2022, after the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked, the Handmaid costumes appeared again for protests outside Barrett’s house.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Photos showing Rihanna bloodied and bruised after the attack were leaked to the public at the time, forever altering Brown's reputation and kicking off more than a decade of legal troubles.
—USA Today, 22 May 2025
The mountain of allegations exploded into public view months after Ventura’s suit when surveillance footage was leaked to CNN showing her being savagely beaten by Combs in a hallway at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
And in 2022, after the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked, the Handmaid costumes appeared again for protests outside Barrett’s house.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Photos showing Rihanna bloodied and bruised after the attack were leaked to the public at the time, forever altering Brown's reputation and kicking off more than a decade of legal troubles.
—USA Today, 22 May 2025
The mountain of allegations exploded into public view months after Ventura’s suit when surveillance footage was leaked to CNN showing her being savagely beaten by Combs in a hallway at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leak
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But rather than punishing the mistake, the Olympian immediately blundered his rook, leaving it exposed to Eze’s knight.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Gene and Wendell wouldn’t start to look for me until dark, and this bear was nothing to blunder into at night.—
Howard Copenhaver,
Outdoor Life,
23 Apr. 2025
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Key Takeaways Seal your tile and grout at least once a year to prevent water, soap, and dirt from seeping in and making the surface hard to clean. Stick to gentle, non-acidic cleaners and avoid anything citrus-based or abrasive to protect both the tile surface and the sealant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
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Instead, this antagonistic virtuoso has started letting the sticky dark feelings fueling those nightmares seep into other genres.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Ellie doesn’t know that Joel killed Abby’s father until she’s already spilled a small army’s worth of blood in retaliation.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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And now, four years later, their fruitful plot spills over with all kinds of produce and flowers, including blackberries, cosmos, green beans, eggplants, and a handful of apple trees, among other things.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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Slowly drip mixture into cold oil to form the ‘caviar’.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Rafael Nadal was a tennis warrior, to be sure: a competitive beast dripping with sweat and relentless in-the-moment ambition who could give the opposition a faraway gaze in a hurry.—
Christopher Clarey,
Air Mail,
24 May 2025
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Another Afghan, Khalid Khan, said the new restrictions could expose him and thousands of others to arrest in Pakistan.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Elphaba busies herself trying to expose the corruption helmed by the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), while Glinda dons a tiara and becomes the people’s princess of the Emerald City, playing directly into the faux warlock’s agenda.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
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As professional tools scale up, the new thresholds of power and capability trickle down into consumer systems.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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Redefining Leadership and Empowerment In a world without desks and doors, culture doesn’t trickle down from the top.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Zooming in reveals a poor level of detail, while the colors look unnaturally bright.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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The government of the UK revealed its commitment to the social cause by developing a framework that includes exploring ways to increase school funding across the board, improving mental support for students, and hiring more teachers in classrooms.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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This year, that cinematic quality was brought to life by the likes of Rihanna, Zoë Saldaña, Taraji P. Henson, and more special guests whose fashion moments oozed with theatrics, and intention.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
23 May 2025
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But the dog is dripping blood and oozing pus, and his testicles are swollen like a balloon.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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“Leak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leak. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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