leach

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Recent Examples of leach Unfortunately, these treatments can potentially lead to more weeds, nutrient leaching, and other issues that leave soil even more depleted. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025 What's more, the CMX showed no signs of leaching out of the resin over time. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025 Gadolinium is tightly bound to other chemicals in the contrast agent to help prevent the metal from leaching into the bloodstream, Wagner said. Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025 Heavy rain can wash away nutrients out of the soil through a process called leaching. Amelia Martin, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for leach
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Verb
  • Curiosity rover is in an area called Gale Crater, and evidence has shown that when it was formed, water was percolating under the surface.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
  • The amount of groundwater replenishment during the 2024 water year, while significant, was less than the 8.7 million acre-feet that percolated underground during the extremely wet 2023 water year, according to state estimates.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Tipp's reactions to new triggers included throat closing, tongue swelling, flushing, itching, vomiting, diarrhea, brain fog, bone pain, headaches and extreme stomach pain.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • For the event, held inside the Four Seasons Hotel, Vergara flushed her cheeks with a color cross between a guava and a peach.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Then, just a few days before the first batch of players were due to report for pre-season training, the first reports started to filter through that something terrible had happened, more than 1,000 miles away, in the middle of the night.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 July 2025
  • Lessons from the Ukrainian battlefields have even filtered down into their training.
    James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Meissner had previously participated in the deliberations of the committee's work group as an outside adviser, before Kennedy purged its voting members.
    Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 26 June 2025
  • The Trump administration has leaned heavily on Title IX in its effort to purge sports of transgender women and girls, but attorneys and experts on the 1972 civil rights law say its latest move will disproportionately affect girls who are not transgender.
    Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Similar in neo-Gothic style, but purified in form and detail.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Defenseless Christians in Nigeria and Syria have recently been attacked by extremists intent on purifying those lands for Islam.
    Nina Shea, National Review, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Glen Grant debuts a 30-year-old single malt — a rich, refined standout in its Glasshouse Collection and a testament to three decades of masterful aging.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The company opened its Miami Innovation Hub in 2023 as a regional center for education, research and development, enabling brands across the Americas to create and refine sustainable wash recipes and laser designs—processes that can then be replicated in manufacturing facilities globally.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The safer, cleaner version of burning actual sage in your home, this Malin + Goetz sage home spray is a perfect pick to help cleanse a space and bring freshness and life to any room.
    Daley Quinn, Glamour, 3 July 2025
  • This includes 28 nail strips in various sizes, as well as a prep pad to cleanse your nails before application, a small nail file, and a wooden stick.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Does cleaning your cleaning supplies seem overkill?
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
  • The brush head is designed to clean hard-to-reach areas, helping to prevent gingivitis and cavities.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025

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“Leach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leach. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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