leaked

Definition of leakednext
past tense of leak
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Verb
  • Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • People see this president as having blundered into a war with no clear rationale.
    NBC news, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Bristowe shared a video of herself in a post-op bra with drains attached, as fluid dripped through tubes.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Essential Drip Glossy Balm in the shade skinny dripped and the brand's Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick in the shade sweet talker to apply her look in the car.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The series, which was the result of a nearly two-year investigation, revealed that at least 61 men, women and children had died in 42 fires that had occurred after Chicago officials had been warned of major fire safety issues in their residential buildings.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The cast revealed during CCXP Mexico City that the series will also feature original music from Danny Elfman.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Shallow, misogynistic speech has seeped into the daily vocabularies of many, suggesting the toxic, anti-woman values that have long inspired such rhetoric are once again calcifying into a widespread and serious problem.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The skin on nearly half her body blistered and seeped.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Curated by Our Editors Ultimately, public health workers got control of the outbreak through testing, contact tracing, isolating of sick and exposed individuals and vaccination.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
  • One firm in the study had already reduced on-property labor hours by 30% and another had lowered headcount by 15% with entry-level positions—data labelers, junior brokers, leasing associates—among the most exposed.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After all, many people engage in self-pleasure; many women get their periods; many boys have ejaculated in their sleep.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As Day 2’s first few picks were phoned in, reports trickled out that the Lions were interested in an edge rusher.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Trump’s push against DEI trickled down to the private-sector, as corporate sponsors pulled support from local LGBTQ organizations, including Stonewall.
    Amanda Rosa Updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That escalated into a shoving match that spilled into the sideline, causing players from both teams to intervene.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • This year, the decor spilled onto bracelets and clasps, creating new preciousness.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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“Leaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaked. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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