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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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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
For 87 days as workers struggled to cap the spill, more than three million barrels of oil oozed into the ocean.
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Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Gently swayed you to and fro as its warmth oozed through you like lava.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
On April 9, the Poker Face star oozed cool girl energy in a liquid black dress by LaQuan Smith while attending the New York City premiere of Lorne.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Mucus oozed out of the coral stems, a telltale response to trauma.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Another showed a baby eating an apple that oozed blood.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Lindgren oozed confidence that it could be done.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Register reporter Lucia Cheng's article on the place just oozed vibes and friendship and community.
—Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Gently swayed you to and fro as its warmth oozed through you like lava.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
On April 9, the Poker Face star oozed cool girl energy in a liquid black dress by LaQuan Smith while attending the New York City premiere of Lorne.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Mucus oozed out of the coral stems, a telltale response to trauma.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Another showed a baby eating an apple that oozed blood.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Lindgren oozed confidence that it could be done.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Register reporter Lucia Cheng's article on the place just oozed vibes and friendship and community.
—Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oozed
Verb
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Eight videos at 15 minutes each is two hours of content, dripped out to new email subscribers over a week.—
Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Bristowe shared a video of herself in a post-op bra with drains attached, as fluid dripped through tubes.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On March 14, visiting SDFC led FC Dallas 3-1 before Petar Musa dragged the home side back.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The Carboniferous period dragged on for sixty million.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The elder Taylor exuded the easy-going charm of a music legend who is free of any airs or affectations.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton all exuded emotional sensitivity during their stints in the White House.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When a Republican says something foolish, network anchors react like a gator just crawled into the studio wearing a MAGA hat.—
Larry Clifton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The next day, steady rains caused the F1 Academy race to be cancelled and the first 20 laps of the Miami Grand Prix to be crawled behind the safety car.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Shallow, misogynistic speech has seeped into the daily vocabularies of many, suggesting the toxic, anti-woman values that have long inspired such rhetoric are once again calcifying into a widespread and serious problem.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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The skin on nearly half her body blistered and seeped.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Technology has crept into one of the oldest hobbies known to humanity.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Every scene that would otherwise communicate pandemonium is rendered in the language of sub-Ryan Murphy slop, as if a movie whose production costs reportedly crept toward $200 million could only afford a few extras at a time.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Either way, in a major victory, traffic flowed much better every day this year than previous years.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Part of the inspiration flowed from the ultra-rich intellectual environment.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Conservation and breeding efforts shuffled three giraffes around Colorado zoos this year — one returning home to Denver after months away, another joining the Denver herd and a third finding a new home in Colorado Springs, according to zoo officials.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Carlos Mendoza isn’t to blame, nor are this group of players, who are being shuffled around the field like Yahtzee dice.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Oozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oozed. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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