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oozed

verb

past tense of ooze
1
as in dripped
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 dragged
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 oozed Ojomo oozed upside as a seventh-round pick in 2023 who entered the building as a 21-year-old fifth-year senior after enrolling at Texas at age 16. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Raspberry jam oozed from between the layers like sticky blood. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Papa’s voice, during a recent hour-long phone interview, oozed familiar gusto. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 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 For dessert, the almond coulant oozed its caramel-coloured ‘lava’ at my spoon’s touch. — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 For 87 days as workers struggled to cap the spill, more than three million barrels of oil oozed into the ocean. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 Mucus oozed out of the coral stems, a telltale response to trauma. — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oozed
  1. dripped
  2. dragged
  3. exuded
  4. crawled
  5. seeped
  6. crept
  7. flowed
  8. shuffled
Verb
  • The whole room dripped in a deep purple hue, really leaning into its name.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of dripped
Verb
  • The sophomore set him down outside the door of the boys varsity locker room, and a 15-year-old grabbed the victim’s ankles, dragged him inside and held him down, the boy told police.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
  • My brother is lying on the floor, as if thrown down and dragged there.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • The vote was a stunning loss for the crypto industry, which had exuded confidence that enough senators would vote to advance the bill.
    — Tanaya Macheel,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The 28-year-old filmmaker exuded cool-girl energy in timeless basics, going braless in a scoop-neck white tank top.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of exuded
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  • Suki, who had been with her new family only a few weeks, had crawled into an opening in an entertainment center cabinet and could not get out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Every window of every building the bus crawled past opened a severe yearning in me, as though my life here had become abstract or theoretical.
    — Hisham Matar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of crawled
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  • Massive stockpiles of methamphetamine smuggled onto the islands by cartels have seeped into the local communities, spurring a widespread addiction crisis and straining the local health system.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The tension between this pair seeped out at Zandvoort last month, when Leclerc ignored a team call to pit when Hamilton was bearing down with fresher, faster tires.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeped
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  • But doubt crept into the stands as the game wore on, the mounting tension at times outshining the spiritwear.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Something like hope crept toward me when my oncologist was vulnerable about her own health.
    — David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of crept
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  • Private investment is growing—more than $14 billion flowed into nature in 2025—but remains nowhere close to the scale required.
    — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Tears and emotions flowed after the game as Lewis’ family embraced the team.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • The dispute has caused confusion for over a million potential voters who could be shuffled among districts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP Senate super PAC, also shuffled some of its reservations, removing $900,000 in broadcast buys in the state while adding $400,000 in digital ads.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of shuffled

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“Oozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oozed. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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