leaching

verb

present participle of leach
1
as in percolating

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2
as in cleaning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaching
  1. percolating
  2. cleaning
  3. filtering
  4. flushing
  5. screening
  6. purging
  7. refining
  8. cleansing
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  • The power changeup that has been percolating through baseball ever since Félix Hernández and Zack Greinke dominated with the pitch seems to have reverse-platoon splits, according to the model.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As for right now, recent career developments are still percolating and asking you to sit with the gravity of a decision that will surely upend certain aspects of your life, and opportunities to share your intellectual output are growing.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of percolating
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  • The lid for covering food on the grill and the magnetic wall strip for knife and utensil storage lack cleaning.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Performing basic maintenance and cleaning the system shouldn’t be too difficult.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaning
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  • Bangkok's preservationists realized that the river could once again become the soul of the city, and creative hoteliers and restaurateurs began filtering back.
    — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Even more baffling is that American Girl already includes age categories as a method for filtering books on its website.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of filtering
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  • The scientists are planning to travel there in 2028 to deploy instruments able to document the flushing in and out of seawater.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Next to the kitchen is the bathroom, which has a walk-in shower and a flushing toilet.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of flushing
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  • Thirteen films are screening in International Competition, a dozen of them world or international premieres.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The doc, screening in the international competition, follows a group of recruits through 45 days of training with Myanmar’s resistance movement.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of screening
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  • Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by episodes of bingeing followed by purging.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Esophagus issues, such as acid reflux and GERD, may also develop due to purging.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of purging
Verb
  • Chili For the past two years, Wolf has been refining her chili recipe.
    — Taylor Mims, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Debeurme approached them after refining his concept with his teams and broadcasting partners, and the Navy authorities eventually proved easy to convince.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of refining
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  • In fact, conditioner helps restore your hair after cleansing.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Diocletian Ritual, comprising a salt scrub, cleansing mud wrap, and massage, is both invigorating and restorative.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleansing
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“Leaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaching. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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