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
That criticism has seeped into several contentious town halls that have gone viral online.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
His peculiar online lingo, derived from the looks-maxxing community, has seeped into the culture.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
When the Tidal Basin floods, saltwater can saturate the soil and seep into the cherry trees' roots, which depend on dry land and fresh water to thrive.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite apps’ best efforts, spoilers still seep in.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
His peculiar online lingo, derived from the looks-maxxing community, has seeped into the culture.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
When the Tidal Basin floods, saltwater can saturate the soil and seep into the cherry trees' roots, which depend on dry land and fresh water to thrive.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite apps’ best efforts, spoilers still seep in.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for seep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seep
Verb
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And no one actually wanted scalding oil dripped onto them from above at a NYE party.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many people have built their routines around the restaurant, around its Traditional Southern Breakfast and drip coffee and sugary cinnamon rolls, Park said.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 What routines would make your day flow better?—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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These windows will be covered with translucent film of different Idaho mountain ranges, giving those inside privacy while allowing natural light to flow through into the lounge, which can hold up to 500 people.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Democrat-Gazette online A guest piece in the opinion section Sunday railed disingenuously against a percolating public initiative for a state constitutional amendment.—
John Brummett,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Next, in early 2022, inflation was percolating.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Potterheads across the globe will instantly recognize Harry’s not-so-homely house on Privet Drive, his cramped excuse of a bedroom and the endless disdain oozing from the young wizard’s unloving aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another showed a baby eating an apple that oozed blood.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, every fiber of Flagg’s on-court persona exudes a desire to win, while playing for a franchise whose best interest since at least February has been to lose for improved draft lottery odds.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Through it all, the 55-year-old former Fed governor exudes a confidence that is the antithesis of Harry Truman's paradigmatic two-handed economist — qualities that seemed to attract the president and might be essential in his effort to reform the staid Federal Reserve.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Other people’s reactions bleed into your own experience; the boundary between self and crowd loosens.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the scene, officers found Trumpp sitting on the ground and bleeding from her neck as people surrounded her near a picnic table pavilion, according to court records.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the cherry blossoms were weeping over the edge of the canals, so the whole thing was spectacular.—
Matt Bomer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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My sister, who is a doctor and usually the stoic one, wept.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Seep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seep. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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