LEAKS Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

leaks

verb

present tense third-person singular of leak

as in blunders

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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

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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
The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of drips

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Before long, the train passes Bridal Veil Falls, where water spills down a granite cliff beside the tracks, followed by Inspiration Point, a dramatic overlook that offers sweeping views back toward Skagway and the Taiya Inlet.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
So, when Obama leaves the room for a moment, David takes the opportunity to sneak a sip and accidentally spills the orange drink all over the president’s suit jacket, which was resting on a chair.

— Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of spills

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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

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The show’s dark history seeps into his life, threatening his last chance at reconciliation.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
It was left to the victims’ families to piece together evidence, which historians of the border have used to show the myriad ways that the past seeps into the present.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeps

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The International Maritime Organization has biofouling guidelines, but the scale of the current disruption exposes gaps in rules designed around routine shipping rather than mass, unplanned vessel lay-ups.

— Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Splashing down in the ocean exposes the spacecraft’s engines, stainless steel structure, and sensitive electronics to the corrosive effects of salt water.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposes

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But the desire trickles down because those faces are necessarily visually overrepresented.

— Tonya Mosley, NPR, 22 July 2026
The Iran war has resulted in a significant spike in fuel prices – roughly 27% over the year – which trickles down through the economy.

— Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of trickles

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