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
As a result, Gemini is seeping into every nook and cranny of the Google ecosystem.
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ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
When the effluent isn’t treated or is improperly stored, the chemicals can seep into groundwater and waterways, contaminating aquifers and rivers.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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
Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
When the effluent isn’t treated or is improperly stored, the chemicals can seep into groundwater and waterways, contaminating aquifers and rivers.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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
Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seep
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If that’s not enough, their sticky sap can drip on cars and driveways below.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Lookout Perched on a hillside where tropical fruit trees drip with papayas, bananas, and limes, The Lookout comprises two spacious boutique apartments that can be rented separately or as a private four-bedroom villa.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Moon in Scorpio forms a flowing trine to Jupiter across your 9th House of Perspective, opening up a clearer, bigger-picture view.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Newcastle is part of Tyneside, an area around the banks of the River Tyne that has been shaped by industry, a context that flows through A Great Day in Newcastle.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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The argument for expansion has been percolating from the four power conferences, which have expanded to unmanageable numbers and costly coast-to-coast footprints.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Irma’s rains slowly percolated out of the Everglades into the bay over months.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gently swayed you to and fro as its warmth oozed through you like lava.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 6-6 Banks is oozing with talent, but his college production didn’t always match.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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His movies exude eagerness, energy, verve in storytelling, and unmitigated confidence in the emotional power of the cinema itself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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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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More recently, the DIAN network has helped researchers assess the drugs' side effects, which include swelling and bleeding in the brain.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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For babies who don’t get the shot, the risk for vitamin K deficiency bleeding from a week after birth to 6 months ranges from 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 25,000 births.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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This man who had overseen the protection of national artworks from the advancing German army—this man wept like a child on the floor and begged his mistress not to abandon him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Nearly a year ago, Stone wept with joy at the news that her old friend Robert Francis Prevost — born in Chicago and raised in south suburban Dolton — made history as the first American to be elected pope.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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“Seep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seep. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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