as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings a sticky resin exudes from the bark of the tree

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Recent Examples of exude Centered around a pedestrian village that exudes European charm with its distinctive architecture and cobblestone streets, Tremblant is a legendary mountain resort. Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025 One is blond, hair almost white, wears wire glasses, and exudes the presence of a bohemian intellectual. Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 Aged forty-two, Caillebotte is here a picture of bourgeois well-being and vitality, exuding masculine confidence and self-possession. James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025 This breathable cotton dress from Banana Republic is a great travel style during warmer months, exuding effortless elegance through its tiered skirt, classic V-neck, and easy sleeveless silhouette. Avery Matera, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exude
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  • Dressed up as a neo-noir Western, this pandemic saga drips with the kind of biting, dark political humor hardly seen much since the heyday of screenwriter and novelist Terry Southern, author of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
  • Inside the Church of La Compañía, Baroque altars drip with gold leaf, while the ceilings are carved with indigenous iconography layered beneath Christian motifs.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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  • At the most important time of the year, Ryan Daniels is oozing confidence.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
  • Number three: Nothing says classy, big Broadway night out like art deco, still, and the designer Derek McLane has created a simply gorgeous environment for this show, oozing glamor from every bandstand, sheer drape and chandelier.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • The work-from-home mother of young kids explained on the community forum Mumsnet that her new neighbor in the apartment next to hers smokes on his balcony — and the smell is seeping into her family’s home.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • That care and attention to detail seep into Hawkins’ performance, which flits between expressions of fragility, slanted charm, and psychotic desperation.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
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  • This will not only provide faster throughput performance, but will also help reduce latency and allow data to flow unimpeded by network traffic or interference.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Treasury Department reported a record $16.3 billion in customs duties in April as revenue from Trump’s tariffs began to flow in.
    Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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  • The energy in the building was present all night but seemed to pick up in the ninth when the Mets percolated at the plate for the first time, getting within four runs and having two on for Soto to get a chance at prolonging matters.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • The Bears’ decision to turn its attention back to building a stadium complex in Arlington Heights opens the latest but likely not the final chapter in a saga that has percolated across the region for years.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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  • The car went quiet, and her grandmother began to weep.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
  • Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.
    Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 13 May 2025
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  • This was when the crash happened, said police, and Eberly then fled on foot and was soon after spotted walking and bleeding from the head by a 911 caller.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • High amounts of this spice may aggravate certain medical conditions, including certain gastrointestinal conditions, diabetes, kidney stones, and bleeding disorders.
    Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 19 May 2025

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“Exude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exude. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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