leaked

past tense of leak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaked
Verb
  • Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 2025 Country Music Association Awards nominations have been revealed, and there are, of course, some snubs and surprises.
    Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Two cases revealed delays of more than 100 days before basic intake checks were completed.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some images seeped out into more traditional media.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Small didn't count on the bed, falling through the floor, along with Florence's torso preserved in the water of Lake Ossipee that had seeped into their basement.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Humans could be easily killed by radiation exposure, and the lack of atmospheric pressure on Mars or in orbit would cause a person’s blood to boil if they were exposed.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
    Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That mentality has trickled down to the players.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship.
    Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The victim, DaShayla Jones, died in the parking lot of Malibu Jack’s in North Richland Hills after a fight began inside the indoor entertainment facility around closing time at midnight Sunday and spilled outside, investigators said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bundy infamously exclaimed upon his third death sentencing in 1980 for the murder of a 12-year-old girl.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Florida sophomore Dylan Neves, 19, exclaimed from a line outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday night.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shortly after Dante's Peak was Volcano, which wondered what would happen if lava oozed through downtown Los Angeles.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Leaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaked. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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