seeped

past tense of seep

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of seeped As hot water seeped into the pores, a hydrothermal system formed. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 That excess water poured over the gutter in waves, pooling under my basement window, then seeped into the sheetrock. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026 David Pakman examines just how far the need to perform for digital spectators has seeped into real life. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 The warm gravy seeped into the buttermilk biscuit pieces just enough to create a divine equilibrium between damp and drenched. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 At the Uffizi, rain seeped through a skylight of a gallery housing a clutch of paintings dating to the seventeenth century, including Caravaggio’s ca. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026 Massive stockpiles of methamphetamine smuggled onto the islands by cartels have seeped into the local communities, spurring a widespread addiction crisis and straining the local health system. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 The tension between this pair seeped out at Zandvoort last month, when Leclerc ignored a team call to pit when Hamilton was bearing down with fresher, faster tires. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 At the start of the video, about an inch of water had already seeped into the lower level. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
Verb
  • The whole room dripped in a deep purple hue, really leaning into its name.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Carruthers groaned in pain and blood oozed from puncture wounds, DeLiberato said in a news briefing.
    — Catherine Sweeney, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Ojomo oozed upside as a seventh-round pick in 2023 who entered the building as a 21-year-old fifth-year senior after enrolling at Texas at age 16.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Star67, a private-dining concept, kept the crowd snacking on birthday cake bites and ice cream sundaes as the drinks flowed.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Material from both sides of this line flowed together to assemble the parent objects of Bennu, Ryugu and CI chondrites, with ice acting like glue to bond the fine dust particles together.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The column exuded a decency, a level-headedness and a reverence for the rule of law as the bedrock of our freedoms … that were sheer Kyl.
    — Lauren Weiner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These layered styles exuded rebellion and were made famous around the globe by figures like Joan Jett.
    — María Diez, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Talk about layoffs has percolated internally since a September 18 memo by Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer Horacio Gutierrez.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Why Chelsea ceded so much possession to Brighton is more complex — and an issue that has percolated beneath the surface for most of the BlueCo era.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Seeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeped. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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