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
Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Visitors to the La Brea Tar Pits are aware of the species’ role in the ecosystem of primordial Southern California, thanks to a wall at the museum displaying hundreds of dire wolf skulls extracted from the ooze.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Chronology is messy, structurally and visually and viscerally, playing with time and space and memory and oozing with bodily fluids — tears, spit, sweat, come, pee, blood, vomit.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Waldorf Astoria Berlin Opened in 2013, this art-deco inspired property oozes quiet luxury and charm in Berlin’s City West.
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Visitors to the La Brea Tar Pits are aware of the species’ role in the ecosystem of primordial Southern California, thanks to a wall at the museum displaying hundreds of dire wolf skulls extracted from the ooze.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
An all-German cheese plate for dessert was a standout—especially a raw milk, mushroomy beauty that oozed onto the plate.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Chronology is messy, structurally and visually and viscerally, playing with time and space and memory and oozing with bodily fluids — tears, spit, sweat, come, pee, blood, vomit.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooze
Noun
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The crews used an excavator to lift the uninjured Dancer out of the mud, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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This skepticism led Holliday and his team to use new material — ancient mud — to confirm their original dating estimates.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
18 June 2025
Verb
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But a special energy crackles in the grandstands when a hitter who drips with danger steps to the plate.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The liquid caught on his glasses and dripped into his eyes.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
Verb
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But by the late 1970s, as negotiations over a treaty dragged on, Congress grew receptive to industry lobbyists seeking legislation that would protect their investments in mining sites beyond U.S. maritime jurisdiction.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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What were the final few days like? Exhausting and dragging on.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Using more sludge and less slag in their recipe, researchers were able to create a material that's stronger than even today's enhanced cements and highly resistant to corrosion by acid.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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The film careens between a dreary sludge of despair and eventual heart-palpitating nightmare, Grace caught in a mercurial storm of her own moods without ballast and unable to be understood by those around her.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Inside, materials such as iroko wood, polished steel, and glazed artisanal tiles exude the feel of a summer day at the seashore.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The announcement of his death today at the age of 82 silences one of the most transcendent musical voices of his generation — a deeply troubled man-child whose best music exuded joy and beauty with a unique combination of sophistication and wide-eyed youthful wonder.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Soon, Kelli’s voice creeps up a few octaves after Brit calls her insecure, prompting her to lay the glam team drama on the table.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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No Liverpool fan can be anything but glowing in their praise of Robertson in a red shirt, but his powers are waning compared with previous seasons as more defensive mistakes crept into his game last season.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Desperate good Samaritans tried their best to staunch the blood seeping out of the bullet wounds to the man’s chest following the confrontation on Marcy Ave. near Park Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Drops in water pressure can sometimes allow pollutants to seep into the water supply.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
Verb
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To make the stakes even higher, Player 39 crawls to the edge after the round ends.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The next day, at 9:10 p.m., Boelter crawled out of a wooded area and surrendered to law enforcement.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Ooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooze. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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