as in spreading
to become known
the candidate's campaign didn't want his choice of a running mate to leak out before an official announcement was made
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaking (out)
Verb
-
Plus, an outbreak of Ebola is spreading.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026 -
This prevents reactive behaviors from spreading to the team and promotes calm, consistent leadership, which is more effective for sustained performance.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
-
The Ebola strain currently circulating doesn’t respond to the vaccine or the antibody treatment that were developed for a different version of the virus, which caused a years-long outbreak a decade ago, killing more than eleven thousand people.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
-
The attack happened in an area where security forces are usually stationed, badly damaging nearby buildings and smashing more than a dozen vehicles parked along the road, according to witnesses and images circulating on social media.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
-
What’s that goopy white effulgence coming out of that girl—ectoplasm?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
-
The tight timeline puts a lot of pressure on the Artemis III lander testing mission, as well as the uncrewed tests proposed for SpaceX and Blue Origin, with funding for the latter coming out of the companies’ own pockets.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
Verb
-
Castillo instead met with the attackers on a plan to keep word from getting out.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
-
The footage opens with Jason Sudeikis' title character getting out of bed, before panning to glimpses of other main players in the crew — including Hannah Waddingham's Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple's Keeley Jones and Brett Goldstein's Roy Kent.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
There’s no getting around it… weddings can cost a lot of money.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
-
Of course, there is no getting around beans' reputation as the musical fruit.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Leaking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaking%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
