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as in blundering
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as in dripping
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as in spilling
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaking
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Verizon never would have gotten the chance to buy Yahoo’s online operations if not for the company’s perpetual blundering under seven different CEOs in 16 years.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026 -
Verizon never would have gotten the chance to buy Yahoo’s online operations if not for the company’s perpetual blundering under seven different CEOs in 16 years.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The king hosted a banquet for him in a hall dripping with flowers and gold leaf.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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This is the best that West has ever looked, including every shirtless scene and every time he’s gotten out of the pool dripping wet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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This past week, in anticipation of today’s protest, metal gates were installed at some on- and off-ramps along the 101 Freeway in the downtown area to stop demonstrations from spilling onto the freeway, blocking traffic and endangering pedestrians.—
Staff And Wire Reports,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The smarter move is to convert only enough to fill your current bracket without spilling into the next one.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then in the sixth, with that steady light rain seeping into the dirt, Ohtani walked Kyle Manzardo on four pitches.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Like many at the conference, Self warned that Sharia was seeping into Texas and the country, posing a risk to Americans.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit narrowly escaped a slate of six withdrawal elections that could have shrunk the public transportation system significantly this year, exposing challenges the agency faces in providing bus, train and other transit services over a sprawling region.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Iran is exposing the limits of a presidency built on bluff, improvisation and submission rituals.—
Fareed Zakaria,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Wall Street Journal scoop also detailed how AI evangelism from the top was trickling into every corner of the workforce, with performance reviews now evaluating how employees use AI tools.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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The thinking was that tax cuts, deregulation and other breaks would encourage businesses to invest, with the benefits trickling down to workers and the economy overall.—
Robert Burgess,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The married father of two sons, who had been on the force for seven months, was making his regular rounds and stopped at Circle K, spotting Teresa talking with a 16-year-old boy outside the store, according to court records.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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But our cast from Hunting Wives happened to be at the party, and there was Ted talking to them and taking selfies.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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The scene quickly becomes chaotic with shouting on both sides.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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What was disturbing were people who sped past a foot away from elderly people, shouting obscenities with faces twisted in hatred.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Leaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaking. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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