as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seep
And in the chaotic months since, clues about Tice’s fate have begun to seep through the walls of Syria’s once-impenetrable prisons and palaces.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
In multiunit dwellings, secondhand smoke can seep in from many places, including vents and cracks in walls or floors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Take precautions now to avoid drafty doors and windows, which can cause heat to seep out.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But the darkness seeps into the sunny town's streets, as children go missing and violence fills the nights.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
In multiunit dwellings, secondhand smoke can seep in from many places, including vents and cracks in walls or floors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Take precautions now to avoid drafty doors and windows, which can cause heat to seep out.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But the darkness seeps into the sunny town's streets, as children go missing and violence fills the nights.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seep
Verb
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The lid distributes the heat evenly while collecting steam that drips back onto the turkey for a flavorful, juicy finish.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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One is the machine itself, as its inner parts are typically plastic—both in single-cup brewers and drip coffee makers.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As Snell continued to tire and miss his spots, Toronto’s opportunities kept flowing.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The greatest challenge to America’s commitment to the liberal international order has not come from foreign critics of these military interventions but percolated up from within.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The rumors surrounding Kyle Schwarber, Alex Bregman and the Cubs will percolate this winter.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Thick blood oozed from the crown of the man on the ground and slid like blessing oil over his eyes, nose, cheeks and chin.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The disappointment oozed like a leaking tire, silent and steady.—
Devon O’Neil,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Today, the actress hit the New York City sidewalks in Khaite’s Sloan heels, which exuded a slightly witchy vibe.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
1 Nov. 2025
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Even dressed down in a minimalist white button-down blouse, vintage Levi’s and pearl earrings, Scherzinger exudes the kind of glamour visible from outer space.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Footage of Charlie Kirk being hit by a bullet, bleeding heavily from a neck wound and slumping off his chair was on several social media feeds within minutes of the shooting.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The 22-year-old recent college graduate had been found bleeding from his head in an alley on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City’s Westport entertainment district by a Good Samaritan shortly before midnight Saturday, his mom Rachel Kelly soon learned.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the second, sexless, glowing people weep and hug in my timeline.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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Back home in Lansing, Latavia and the children huddled together and wept.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Seep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seep. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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