leaked

past tense of leak

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Recent Examples of leaked In a Bravo first, audio footage from set leaked the night that filming wrapped, triggering an investigation led by the network that found a production staffer liable for the leak. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaked
Verb
  • Rubio is the president’s top adviser on both national security and diplomacy at a moment when the United States has blundered into an unpopular war that appears to be a strategic catastrophe.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.
    Allison Palmer Updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • While chatting with ExtraTV at the Tight Ends & Friends concert presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese's, San Francisco 49ers player George Kittle confirmed he was invited to the upcoming ceremony — and revealed one of the pair's wedding rules.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Research on elite competitive eaters revealed that some individuals can train to increase the elasticity of their stomachs.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • According to Hay’s account, Combs then ejaculated and threw the shirt at him.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Casemiro was able to coast through performances against poor Haiti and Scotland sides in two of Brazil’s group stage games, but Morocco provided much sterner opposition that exposed some worrying gaps in midfield.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Authorities stopped letting people into the National Museum of African American History and Culture, with more than 1,000 sheltering outside the building and some exposed to the elements.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
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
Verb
  • The organization’s once-vaunted pitching depth has trickled away.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 30 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

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“Leaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaked. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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