as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seeped
But in recent years, the glittering spectacle, meant to celebrate unity, has been overshadowed by global conflicts which have seeped onto the stage.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s because a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spread more than 370 miles across the water and seeped into seven nature reserves.
—Félix Márquez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
That criticism has seeped into several contentious town halls that have gone viral online.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
His peculiar online lingo, derived from the looks-maxxing community, has seeped into the culture.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Big spending on behalf of cryptocurrency also seeped into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois, with only one of the super PAC Fairshake’s four preferred contenders prevailing.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 18 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
Moorhead head coach Jon Ammerman said his team displayed incredible character and that doubt never seeped into the psyche of any of the Spuds’ players.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Pain had seeped into his groin area in early 2025.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s because a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spread more than 370 miles across the water and seeped into seven nature reserves.
—Félix Márquez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
That criticism has seeped into several contentious town halls that have gone viral online.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
His peculiar online lingo, derived from the looks-maxxing community, has seeped into the culture.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Big spending on behalf of cryptocurrency also seeped into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois, with only one of the super PAC Fairshake’s four preferred contenders prevailing.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 18 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
Moorhead head coach Jon Ammerman said his team displayed incredible character and that doubt never seeped into the psyche of any of the Spuds’ players.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Pain had seeped into his groin area in early 2025.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
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And no one actually wanted scalding oil dripped onto them from above at a NYE party.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inside Brothers, student Trip Condon spoke between sips from beer dripped from the spigot of a beer tower.—
Aidan Sadovi,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Another showed a baby eating an apple that oozed blood.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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Lindgren oozed confidence that it could be done.—
Bill Hancock,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which around 20% of the world's crude oil supply flowed until the war — closed to any ships not explicitly granted permission by Tehran, warning of a severe response for any violators.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some $469 million has flowed into the ETF just since Jan 1.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Asked about the prospect of Republicans keeping Democrats out of the top two spots, national campaign officials who spoke with USA TODAY exuded optimism and spotlighted the party's history of success in the state.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 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
Verb
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But white settlers’ hatred of Indians and desire for their lands percolated on the American frontier, while visions of territorial expansion reigned among national leaders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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But, with Xi Jinping’s endorsement of the classics, Liu’s Straussian ideas have percolated into the upper echelons of the Party.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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