leeching
Example Sentences
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By claiming to believe in demons, the vice president is leeching onto another youth trend, and probably getting a hefty boost in social media algorithms for it.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026
These folks were, in fact, the flimsy remnants of Cuomo’s actual base: high-status opportunists leeching off one of their own.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025
In the meantime, Millie told the inquiry "confusion, frustration and anxiety... was leeching into my home".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
The trick to their method: Instead of leeching with an excess of citric acid like conventional methods, they use a relatively small amount.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2024
Papito doesn’t exactly congratulate me on my success, but at least he no longer com- plains that I’m leeching off them.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
