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seep

verb

ˈsēp

Definition of seep

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 Rising sea levels push salt water inland through rivers, canals and shallow groundwater; storm surges cause embankments to collapse, allowing water to seep into soils, rivers and groundwater systems. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026 Water had seeped in everywhere on that floor, ruining the carpet, as well as other items. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Because rotisserie chicken is often served in plastic packaging with clear lids that customers can peer into before buying, the nonprofit also looked into whether plastics had seeped into the chicken. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 June 2026 The company is worried that outputs from rival models could inadvertently seep into its own training data, a practice known as distillation that may violate Claude and Codex usage agreements. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seep

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This forces any excess oil to drip onto the pieces of cardboard where the track touches the concrete.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of drip

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England fans are flooding to Miami, with over 30,000 expected for the game as stories of last-minute trips via here, there and everywhere flow as freely as the drinks.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
There is an ethos in the tech industry that talent and information should be able to flow freely and that execution is what ultimately wins.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of flow

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And now, as the final piece of its long-percolating revamp, the New Museum is betting on the museum restaurant model with Oberon.

— Gabriella Angeleti, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Efforts to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock have percolated for years, but have repeatedly fallen short.

— Luke Fountain,Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of percolate

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In support of partner Karl-Anthony Towns of the 2026 NBA championship team the New York Knicks, Woods exuded a celebratory aura in a head-to-toe gold look.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Analysts speculated that state prosecutors may have a harder time proving antitrust harm resulting from the Paramount–WBD deal, but Bonta exuded confidence at a press conference on Monday.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of exude

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Doctors diagnosed him with a cavernous angioma, a large lesion in his brain stem consisting of two components, one of which had ruptured and was bleeding into his brain.

— Mary Ella Hastings Updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
For those willing to capture the fear, the short strangle offers a high-probability path to watch the remaining premium slowly bleed away.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of bleed

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Iran's own political leaders — the president, parliament speaker, foreign minister and others — filed in to weep and pray on Friday morning.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

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