oozed

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 Shortly after Dante's Peak was Volcano, which wondered what would happen if lava oozed through downtown Los Angeles. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
    Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Both were spellbinding experiences that exuded joy and adventure in equal measure, prompting me and other attendees to repeatedly grin and shake our heads in wonder and awe.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Last summer, Marc Jacobs debuted his fall 2024 collection, which exuded joy and fun.
    Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One roach crawled on the floor by the prep table.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Insects crawled through clinical areas, and staff food was stored alongside medical supplies.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some images seeped out into more traditional media.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Small didn't count on the bed, falling through the floor, along with Florence's torso preserved in the water of Lake Ossipee that had seeped into their basement.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chicago's wild card lead over the San Diego Padres has crept down to just two games with a little under three weeks remaining in the season.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once that issue was sorted out, my bladder finally relaxed — and the urine flowed just fine.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Kraken shuffled their front office, but didn’t change direction.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The practice schedule has also been shuffled, sleep is being emphasized and the team will travel on a larger plane.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Oozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oozed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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