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
Potholes develop in roads after cracks form and then rain, snow or ice seeps into those cracks and expands and contracts as temperatures go above and below freezing.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Another concern is leakage, as two dual slashes create more opportunity for air to seep through.
—Anna Popp, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
At the spring 2026 collections last September and October, runway fantasies like bows and face paint seeped right off the runways and into the streets.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
There's no need to apply any solution, as this can seep through the gaps and get into the electronics of the lens.
—Jacob Little, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Another concern is leakage, as two dual slashes create more opportunity for air to seep through.
—Anna Popp, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
At the spring 2026 collections last September and October, runway fantasies like bows and face paint seeped right off the runways and into the streets.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
There's no need to apply any solution, as this can seep through the gaps and get into the electronics of the lens.
—Jacob Little, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seep
Verb
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If possible, water your cucumbers with a soaker hose or drip irrigation to keep the foliage dry.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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If possible, water your cucumbers with a soaker hose or drip irrigation to keep the foliage dry.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 What routines would make your day flow better?—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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These windows will be covered with translucent film of different Idaho mountain ranges, giving those inside privacy while allowing natural light to flow through into the lounge, which can hold up to 500 people.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Next, in early 2022, inflation was percolating.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Adele comparisons began to percolate.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Potterheads across the globe will instantly recognize Harry’s not-so-homely house on Privet Drive, his cramped excuse of a bedroom and the endless disdain oozing from the young wizard’s unloving aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another showed a baby eating an apple that oozed blood.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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All of them exude the spirit of Kyoto and speak fluent Japanese.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Junior exuded an aura of rebellious elegance — clad in black with an Amiri bomber jacket, sunglasses and a long silver chain attached to his pants, and sipping on a red cup.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
15 Mar. 2026
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Other people’s reactions bleed into your own experience; the boundary between self and crowd loosens.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the scene, officers found Trumpp sitting on the ground and bleeding from her neck as people surrounded her near a picnic table pavilion, according to court records.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the cherry blossoms were weeping over the edge of the canals, so the whole thing was spectacular.—
Matt Bomer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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My sister, who is a doctor and usually the stoic one, wept.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Seep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seep. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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