leached

verb

past tense of leach
1
as in percolated

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2
as in flushed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leached
  1. percolated
  2. flushed
  3. filtered
  4. cleaned
  5. purged
  6. distilled
  7. purified
  8. refined
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  • Efforts to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock have percolated for years, but have repeatedly fallen short.
    — Luke Fountain,Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Other records from the district and the state describe how most of the water percolated into the ground, evaporated into hot, dry air, or drained off fields into scrubland and desert.
    — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
Definition of percolated
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  • Willis scrambled for a touchdown on fourth-and-3 after being flushed out the pocket by Zeek Biggers….
    — Omar Kelly August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of flushed
Verb
  • These metabolites are filtered by the kidneys and excreted in urine.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The set list spans her 14-year career, with even the most pop-forward selections filtered through thunderous percussion and earsplitting guitars.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of filtered
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  • Whole cobs of corn are cleaned of their silk, tucked back into their husks, and placed on the grill to char.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Porterville Fire crews responded to the scene, safely removed the puppy from the pipe, and cleaned it up following the rescue.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaned
Verb
  • Black and female military officers have been purged or denied promotion.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Immigration courts are backed up and judges have been purged.
    — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of purged
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  • It must also be mashed, distilled, and aged in the United States.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Venezuelan oil, by contrast, is heavy, sour sludge, which can more easily be distilled into asphalt, industrial oils, diesel and jet fuel.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of distilled
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  • But what if the water and nutrients could be purified from whey permeate and used for other purposes?
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Once hydrogen is flowing from the ground, how will the gas be purified?
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of purified
Verb
  • Under tolling agreements, third parties deliver raw black mass to the site to be refined for a processing fee.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Reviewers agree that the design looks refined, with leather that feels more expensive than its approachable price point suggests.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of refined
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