exuded

verb

past tense of exude
as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings a sticky resin exudes from the bark of the tree

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Recent Examples of exuded As the first officer of the Enterprise, Riker exuded confidence, swagger, and just enough cockiness to keep things interesting. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 In support of partner Karl-Anthony Towns of the 2026 NBA championship team the New York Knicks, Woods exuded a celebratory aura in a head-to-toe gold look. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 Analysts speculated that state prosecutors may have a harder time proving antitrust harm resulting from the Paramount–WBD deal, but Bonta exuded confidence at a press conference on Monday. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Canales and the rest of the Panthers’ brass have exuded optimism about Ekwonu’s return outlook for 2026. — Mike Kaye july 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 D’Souza, in the signature quarter-zip of the startup tribesmen, exuded the confidence and finesse of someone long adept at raising money. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026 The video exuded the elation of Covid response skeptics at long last grabbing the reins of power. — Joshua M. Sharfstein, STAT, 16 May 2026 Year after year, Williams English has exuded nothing but confidence and powerful energy from the start. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Freeman remembered Cox, who died Saturday at age 84, as more of an impactful leader who exuded loyalty than as a baseball strategist. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exuded
  1. dripped
  2. oozed
  3. seeped
  4. flowed
  5. percolated
Verb
  • After pounding his drive down the final fairway, Fox hit his approach to just inside 12 feet and then dripped his birdie putt into the edge of the cup to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of dripped
Verb
  • Evans’ confidence oozed throughout the interaction, something that stuck with Minnesota.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026
  • Jada oozed cool in logomania jeans and a black jacket, while Will looked suave in a short sleeve button-up and khaki pants.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Definition of oozed
Verb
  • Here's a reality check The lore of the wilderness has seeped into many different facets of modern life.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • In a 1990 interview with SPIN, drummer/guitarist Keith Strickland reflected on the group’s years living together in an isolated upstate New York house while writing and recording the material, saying the environment seeped into the music itself.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026
Definition of seeped
Verb
  • And the quadrangular system of roads — state, county and township — and all that flowed from them are a historic institutional achievement that drove broader economic and social development.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • In all the time since, the water flowed through that line under the many incarnations of the Sunset Strip, feeding smaller pipes that quenched a growing metropolis that expanded from about 500,000 people to 4 million.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • Efforts to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock have percolated for years, but have repeatedly fallen short.
    — Luke Fountain,Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Other records from the district and the state describe how most of the water percolated into the ground, evaporated into hot, dry air, or drained off fields into scrubland and desert.
    — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
Definition of percolated

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