leaks

verb

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

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as in drips

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3
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
  • Omnivores should punch up the platter with the special beef kitfo, raw steak that drips with herbed, purified butter and gets its fiery kick from mitmita, a spice blend with chile peppers.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Massage tools now sit alongside health trackers and IV drips as one of the discretionary categories where younger consumers are outspending everyone else.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of drips
Verb
  • The primary bedroom, with a massive marble fireplace, spills open to a private balcony, while the sleek bathroom is lined with heated floors.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The city feels theatrical and alive, with open-air theaters, cinemas, and a vibrant arts scene that spills into its streets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of spills
Verb
  • That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
  • In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • The low-molecular-weight collagen seeps into your skin as an in-office treatment would, reducing the size of pores and lifting saggy, crepey skin.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • My first stop was Willow House, a café and bakery where washi lanterns cast gentle light onto the natural-wood interiors and jazz seeps from the speakers.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeps
Verb
  • The Air Force is also pursuing production while developmental testing continues, an approach the GAO says exposes the program to further cost and schedule risk.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The English Understand Wool is skillful, funny, and exposes, through twists and turns, the quirks and peculiarities of the privileged, of celebrity, and the publishing world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 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
  • That typically trickles down to consumers through higher prices — and, as seen over the last year, can also create uncertainty for workers across affected sectors.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Tokar said that figure represents money spent at places such as hotels, rental car counters and restaurants — essentially spending that trickles down beyond the airport’s boundaries.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of trickles
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“Leaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaks. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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