seeped

past tense of seep

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of seeped Fights over assessments have seeped into a slew of county issues and contributed to the ouster of former County Executive Frank White Jr. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 In the last decade or so, more and more media figures — and this has seeped down into conservative activists — have questioned a story that most Americans accept, which is that Watergate was a moment where the system worked. — Dustin Desoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026 Animosity toward national politics has seeped into town halls, where trust in government is making public service jobs less attractive, said Stephanie Leiser, director of U-M's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, which conducted the survey. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
Verb
  • As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The castles are built by hand using sprayed and dripped water to form pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and slides.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His talent oozed on the field, but Cecil worked to rein in Barron’s confidence.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Carruthers groaned in pain and blood oozed from puncture wounds, DeLiberato said in a news briefing.
    — Catherine Sweeney, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The discovery of certain minerals, for example, can show that water flowed on Mars long ago, pointing to potentially habitable conditions.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Historic amounts of money have flowed into this year's midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Everything from the turndown service to the welcome drink with the hotel managers exuded the utmost in professionalism and discretion.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • As detailed in work from Liu’s team published earlier this year, some of the minerals in the meteorite have been aqueously altered—a sign that liquid water once percolated through Mars’s ancient mantle and crust.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Talk about more layoffs has percolated internally since a September 18 memo by Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer Horacio Gutierrez.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Seeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeped. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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