as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seep
The humidity seeped into my pores, and beads of sweat pooled all across my body.
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David Oliver, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Many of these sites are still undergoing excavation, so there are almost certainly new and as yet unimagined discoveries waiting, buried in lakes and seeps, for their moment in the sun.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Whereas the kiss cam scandal offers a catchy story for leadership mishaps when work and family get tangled, most days, family seeps into leadership in less dramatic ways.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Since becoming mayor in 2021, the tactics used to divide and distract on a national level have seeped into local meetings, budget hearings, and social media, turning the most routine municipal actions into political weapons.
—Danielle Wong, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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David Oliver, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Many of these sites are still undergoing excavation, so there are almost certainly new and as yet unimagined discoveries waiting, buried in lakes and seeps, for their moment in the sun.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Whereas the kiss cam scandal offers a catchy story for leadership mishaps when work and family get tangled, most days, family seeps into leadership in less dramatic ways.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Since becoming mayor in 2021, the tactics used to divide and distract on a national level have seeped into local meetings, budget hearings, and social media, turning the most routine municipal actions into political weapons.
—Danielle Wong, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seep
Verb
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One of the richest colleges in the world, its solid stone walls and parapets drip with the grandeur of old wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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In Kingston after the storm, the yard cools, the grass slippery underfoot, leaves dripping—the air heavy with fatigue.—
Kwame Dawes,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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All traffic flows through a single, unified policy engine with common enforcement points.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The mountain slopes tend to erode when saturated, especially after wildfires, resulting in potentially deadly debris flows.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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These early influences contributed to his interest in percolating debates about the divide between functional and organic disease—or disease that can be clearly attributed to some corporeal source vs. that with no apparent somatic aspect.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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An early worry percolating among some high-ranking officials in UEFA was a potential drop-off in attendances, particularly if the hosts went out early.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Despite oozing professionalism, Nasah, 13, was yet to lose her round cheeks and the braces glinting on her teeth.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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The first molten metal recently glided from one new three-story furnace, oozed down chutes and spilled into 26-foot casting cylinders, deep in the floor of the expansion.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Back then, the relationship between diehard viewers and the series’ creatives exuded a seemingly innocent, communal spirit.—
Keith Murphy,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Best Restaurants Once a jewelry store and later the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Riviera is a striking art deco space that exudes old-school glamour.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Police found Sardinha dead and Charron bleeding from chest and neck wounds.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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The point of these meds is to prevent certain clots, but that can up your risk of bruising and bleeding too.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 July 2025
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On Thursday, the victim’s mother, Mal Elliot, wept in the gallery as Califf admitted to fatally shooting her son.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Some mourners openly wept, burying their faces in the Palestinian flags wrapped around the bodies.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Seep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seep. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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