1
as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket
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2
as in to drag
to move slowly
the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause
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Recent Examples of ooze
Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The Yukon oozes quality, especially in trims like the Denali.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Lyrically, the group delivers feel-good and uplifting verses, while also oozing sophistication and romanticism.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Its strikingly unusual forms might have risen from the ooze of the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The Yukon oozes quality, especially in trims like the Denali.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
The suppurating contempt Sheridan feels for the Big Apple oozes its way through much of the series, its condescending pus infecting stunning vistas, swelling musical compositions and at least one award-worthy performance, courtesy of Michelle Pfeiffer.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Lyrically, the group delivers feel-good and uplifting verses, while also oozing sophistication and romanticism.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooze
Noun
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O'ahu resident Melanie Lee saw what's left of her house for the first time on Monday after the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in two decades turned parts of the islands' emerald communities into mud.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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For those aged 12 to 17, the resort’s new naturopathy program includes not only water massage, but also kids yoga, mud therapy and an iris assessment that reveals well-being insights.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If possible, water your cucumbers with a soaker hose or drip irrigation to keep the foliage dry.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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If possible, water your cucumbers with a soaker hose or drip irrigation to keep the foliage dry.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That said, its opposition to severe Pluto presses against your dependable 6th house, potentially dragging you away from rest.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency’s acting head said yesterday, even as record wait times for travelers did little to end the standoff over the funding fight in Congress.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The smog season regularly did a number on our mile-high mountains, wrapping them in a brown cloak of invisibility until wind and rain swept the sludge away.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Yup, those $70,000-a-year-plus-benefits folks the city of San Diego has hired to creep around in the early-morning hours before the garbage trucks come and look for miscreants who have put plastic bags in the blue recycling bins or greenery in the black-now-gray trash bins.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Coastal areas in Los Angeles will see the marine layer creep back in, making for much milder conditions, Gomberg said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Trump’s deployment has also seeped into the upcoming race for Kansas City’s longtime congressional district.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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Nicholson placed his father’s body in a small bathroom and used towels to block the bottom of the door to keep blood from seeping out, Porter said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But they are really designed and developed to crawl over and destroy everything.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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Maritime trade is crawling at Georgia’s ports, but the state authority that operates the nation’s third-busiest cargo terminals isn’t throttling back its expansion efforts.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Ooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooze. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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