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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Omnivores should punch up the platter with the special beef kitfo, raw steak that drips with herbed, purified butter and gets its fiery kick from mitmita, a spice blend with chile peppers.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of drips

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The city feels theatrical and alive, with open-air theaters, cinemas, and a vibrant arts scene that spills into its streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
An easy filler that spills romantically over pathways, pollinator-friendly calamint blooms in a cloud of white from midsummer until the first hard frost.

— Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of spills

Verb

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 low-molecular-weight collagen seeps into your skin as an in-office treatment would, reducing the size of pores and lifting saggy, crepey skin.

— Essence Wiley, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
My first stop was Willow House, a café and bakery where washi lanterns cast gentle light onto the natural-wood interiors and jazz seeps from the speakers.

— Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeps

Verb

That typically trickles down to consumers through higher prices — and, as seen over the last year, can also create uncertainty for workers across affected sectors.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Tokar said that figure represents money spent at places such as hotels, rental car counters and restaurants — essentially spending that trickles down beyond the airport’s boundaries.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of trickles

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