as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seeped
These geological formations are abundant in parts of Iowa that sit on top of the Midcontinent Rift — an event from more than one billion years ago when North America attempted to split apart and large amounts of lava seeped from the earth.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 17 Feb. 2026
The nickname has even seeped into official coverage of the Olympic Games.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
By then, the psychedelic has seeped into everything, which made everything so colorful.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
Tiny beads of blood had seeped out and dried into tiny specks.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Sunlight seeped in from the edges of the two big windows, revealing details in apricot suede, camel leather, and vermilion lacquer.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The noise seeped outside the walls, echoing across the field as their daughter Alice fed her horses.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
This should remove the fuel from the spark plug hole that had seeped in during the flooding.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The notion that opioids can pass through breast milk in sufficient quantities to kill a child has also seeped into American courtrooms.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 17 Feb. 2026
The nickname has even seeped into official coverage of the Olympic Games.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
By then, the psychedelic has seeped into everything, which made everything so colorful.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
Tiny beads of blood had seeped out and dried into tiny specks.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Sunlight seeped in from the edges of the two big windows, revealing details in apricot suede, camel leather, and vermilion lacquer.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The noise seeped outside the walls, echoing across the field as their daughter Alice fed her horses.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
This should remove the fuel from the spark plug hole that had seeped in during the flooding.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The notion that opioids can pass through breast milk in sufficient quantities to kill a child has also seeped into American courtrooms.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
Verb
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Ho’s voice dripped with disappointment at the fact.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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That included expert testimony that blood stains on Ryan's hands suggested Christine Banfield's blood had been dripped onto him from above.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Some of the league’s rival stakeholders have made such a push for clarity that speculation about Seattle’s future has oozed into the Super Bowl news cycle.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Courtesy of a steady diet of driving-and-dishing, coupled with picturesque back door cuts, the Red Devils oozed confidence in the first eight minutes.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The love flowed both ways during this stop on Carlile’s first-ever arena tour.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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The neckline flowed into the slender neck strap, creating an X-shape.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Baggy jeans styled with neckties, turtleneck knits and leather jackets exuded effortless cool.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even in triumph, Sam Darnold exuded empathy.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Studies with caveats The results with leucovorin, though highly preliminary, percolated through the autism community for more than a decade.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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After Tucker made his decision, talks between Bichette and the Mets percolated.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Seeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeped. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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