leaking

verb

Definition of leakingnext
present participle of leak
1
as in blundering

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2
as in dripping

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3
as in spilling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaking
  1. seeping
  2. exposing
  3. talking
  4. disclosing
  5. informing
  6. howling
  7. warning
  8. betraying
Verb
  • With this shift, AI is seeping into organizations of all shapes and sizes and requiring increasingly more data to be effective.
    Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • With memory foam for comfort and a design that prevents light from seeping in, this mask lets your eyes blink freely with zero pressure.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of seeping
Verb
  • Moreover, unclear policies and tracking mechanisms may prevent companies from aligning legal, ethical and regulatory standards in AI systems, potentially exposing the organization to compliance violations and associated penalties.
    Son Nguyen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The solace of female intimacy is too exposing.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of exposing
Verb
  • That’s the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland talking her usual nonsense, back in 1871.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Bedard thought his recent production was a byproduct of his own ability and talking with Sorensen.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of talking
Verb
  • But the stock reversed course once management began disclosing more info about the company’s generative artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Three sources, including the Justice Department attorney supervising the tea party district court litigation, told me there were significant issues concerning the IRS disclosing documents in that scandal.
    William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • That’s what happened when Slay, sidelined for three fourth-quarter plays, ran back onto the field after informing one defensive back coach but not the other.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • When Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) takes matters into his own hands, informing the President of the move, the news literally kills him.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of informing
Verb
  • This includes destructive behavior such as chewing and destroying furniture as well as things like howling and barking.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By the fourth day of the retreat, Carr-Gomm was in severe distress, howling in pain and frothing at the mouth.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of howling
Verb
  • Officials are warning residents to stay away from the area due to hazardous debris and strong surf.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • San Mateo County was last issued a tornado warning on March 18, 2011.
    Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of warning
Verb
  • America’s shoppers are not betraying signs of an economic slowdown.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Who is the person that loves their husband, and yet is betraying them all the time?
    Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of betraying
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