leaked

verb

past tense of leak
1
as in blundered

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2
as in dripped

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3
as in revealed

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Recent Examples of leaked In a Bravo first, audio footage from set leaked the night that filming wrapped, triggering an investigation led by the network that found a production staffer liable for the leak. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaked
  1. blundered
  2. dripped
  3. revealed
  4. ejaculated
  5. seeped
  6. exposed
  7. exclaimed
  8. trickled
Verb
  • Rubio is the president’s top adviser on both national security and diplomacy at a moment when the United States has blundered into an unpopular war that appears to be a strategic catastrophe.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of blundered
Verb
  • Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dripped
Verb
  • Noé revealed that talks about bringing the Max Mara license on board started way before the signing in 2024, tracing back to even before the pandemic, which eventually put plans temporarily on hold.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When Lake Mead last plunged to record-low water levels in 2022, its dramatically receding shoreline revealed all manner of curiosities.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of revealed
Verb
  • According to Hay’s account, Combs then ejaculated and threw the shirt at him.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • After all, many people engage in self-pleasure; many women get their periods; many boys have ejaculated in their sleep.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of ejaculated
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  • Over the following decades, Wilson’s machinery seeped into many areas of physics.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That song has somehow just seeped into the DNA of everyone on the planet.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeped
Verb
  • Anyone in Livingston County who believes they've been exposed is asked to capture the bat, report the exposure by filling out a form on the health department's website and call department staff at 517‑552‑6882 for testing guidance and next steps.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This development has only increased the chance of strikes breaking through defensive lines to hit already exposed forward bases.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposed
Verb
  • Kornacki then exclaimed, trying to collect his soaked papers.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Kiana's older sister Lani exclaimed, while lovingly tickling the baby.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 28 July 2026
Definition of exclaimed
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  • Yellow median posts block the kind of dramatic U-turn Knight took after the shooting, driving furiously back toward The Strip as blood trickled down his face.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The hardening of the administration toward all immigrants, undocumented or not, has trickled down to Idaho.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of trickled

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“Leaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaked. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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