as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seeped
Tiny beads of blood had seeped out and dried into tiny specks.
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Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Sunlight seeped in from the edges of the two big windows, revealing details in apricot suede, camel leather, and vermilion lacquer.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The noise seeped outside the walls, echoing across the field as their daughter Alice fed her horses.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
This should remove the fuel from the spark plug hole that had seeped in during the flooding.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The notion that opioids can pass through breast milk in sufficient quantities to kill a child has also seeped into American courtrooms.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Ocon took her 3-year-old daughter to the hospital last summer after tear gas, in the parking area beneath her apartment, seeped up into her unit, compromising both her and her daughter’s airways.
—Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
Some even credited Bregman for the comeback, suggesting the karma of his signing seeped into Ben Johnson’s game plan.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Consciously, sub-consciously, these ideas seeped under the skin.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Sunlight seeped in from the edges of the two big windows, revealing details in apricot suede, camel leather, and vermilion lacquer.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The noise seeped outside the walls, echoing across the field as their daughter Alice fed her horses.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
This should remove the fuel from the spark plug hole that had seeped in during the flooding.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The notion that opioids can pass through breast milk in sufficient quantities to kill a child has also seeped into American courtrooms.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Ocon took her 3-year-old daughter to the hospital last summer after tear gas, in the parking area beneath her apartment, seeped up into her unit, compromising both her and her daughter’s airways.
—Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
Some even credited Bregman for the comeback, suggesting the karma of his signing seeped into Ben Johnson’s game plan.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Consciously, sub-consciously, these ideas seeped under the skin.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
Verb
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That included expert testimony that blood stains on Ryan's hands suggested Christine Banfield's blood had been dripped onto him from above.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Johansson super-sized the radiance with her accessories, showing off a pair of dainty silver dangling earrings that dripped with pearls and diamonds.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some of the league’s rival stakeholders have made such a push for clarity that speculation about Seattle’s future has oozed into the Super Bowl news cycle.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Courtesy of a steady diet of driving-and-dishing, coupled with picturesque back door cuts, the Red Devils oozed confidence in the first eight minutes.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For decades, a significant share of the world's rough diamonds flowed into Antwerp from Russia.—
Chris Livesay,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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This time, condemnations flowed from across the spectrum — along with demands for an apology that had not come by late afternoon.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This week, the 58-year-old actress stepped out in a monochromatic look that exuded spring vibes despite being totally appropriate for the cold weather in New York.—
Jordan Julian,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Rostropovich exuded, in the Kennedy Center aura, the expression of an overwhelmingly triumphant celebration of the end of the Soviet repression.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Studies with caveats The results with leucovorin, though highly preliminary, percolated through the autism community for more than a decade.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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After Tucker made his decision, talks between Bichette and the Mets percolated.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Seeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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