leaks

verb

present tense third-person singular of leak
1
as in blunders

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as in drips

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as in spills

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaks
  1. blunders
  2. drips
  3. spills
  4. shouts
  5. seeps
  6. exposes
  7. exclaims
  8. trickles
Verb
  • And then Ron somehow blunders his way into getting the number jacked up to $100,000 in return for their silence.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of blunders
Verb
  • The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • Slime literally drips off them, and there can be an inch or more of slime in the bottom of your cooler.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
Definition of drips
Verb
  • Grief has always been at the core of the French Cuban twin duo’s work, but joy spills over in the rumbling electronic-R&B production, dramatic strings, and exultant hand percussion of Offering, their first album as independent artists.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • But the director has more to work with than an on-the-field upset, the unfancied nation also having to contend with an exhausting trip across the Atlantic, temptations both romantic and financial, and a breakdown in team spirit that spills over into violence.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of spills
Verb
  • If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?
    — Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Sirens, horns, and shouts to evacuate rang out in the West Bottoms and along Southwest Boulevard all morning, but the speed of the flooding still caught everyone off guard.
    — Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • Not in a dangerous way, but as blood moves through your smallest vessels, some of the fluid seeps out into surrounding tissue.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • The boisterousness seeps away, replaced by a surprising vulnerability.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of seeps
Verb
  • Inflation often exposes weaknesses that already existed within a business.
    — Amy Powell, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Morning sun followed by afternoon shade generally is easier on plants than the reverse, which exposes them to the more intense afternoon rays.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
Definition of exposes
Verb
  • Fieri exclaims as Jesser laughs.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Lopez exclaims before jumping in place excitedly and pulling Abdalla into a hug.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 May 2026
Definition of exclaims
Verb
  • This contradiction trickles down.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The impact trickles down to car owners.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Definition of trickles
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