seeped

past tense of seep

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of seeped Here's a reality check The lore of the wilderness has seeped into many different facets of modern life. Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 In a 1990 interview with SPIN, drummer/guitarist Keith Strickland reflected on the group’s years living together in an isolated upstate New York house while writing and recording the material, saying the environment seeped into the music itself. Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026 Water had seeped in everywhere on that floor, ruining the carpet, as well as other items. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Because rotisserie chicken is often served in plastic packaging with clear lids that customers can peer into before buying, the nonprofit also looked into whether plastics had seeped into the chicken. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 June 2026 But that was quickly dismissed after Turkish media reported that their hotel was dealing with a bedbug infestation, with the insecticide gas believed to have seeped into their room through a bathroom ventilation duct. CBS News, 26 June 2026 After a Premier League season marked by a shift towards more direct football, that trend appears to have seeped into England’s international approach. Mark Carey, New York Times, 24 June 2026 In recent years, the idea of a biological age that is separate from our birth age has increasingly seeped into the common discourse. Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Graffiti from the 1940s and 1950s, however, indicates that students had long left their mark on someone else’s house, but the secret held among the youth never seeped into adult consciousness until the Romans took to the streets. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
Verb
  • Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.
    Allison Palmer Updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Evans’ confidence oozed throughout the interaction, something that stuck with Minnesota.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026
  • Jada oozed cool in logomania jeans and a black jacket, while Will looked suave in a short sleeve button-up and khaki pants.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • This let the team observe how water flowed inside, outside, and through the device.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • The lace-up breastplate, which resembled a Greek sculpture, flowed into a white and ombré grey beaded bottom.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • In support of partner Karl-Anthony Towns of the 2026 NBA championship team the New York Knicks, Woods exuded a celebratory aura in a head-to-toe gold look.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
  • Analysts speculated that state prosecutors may have a harder time proving antitrust harm resulting from the Paramount–WBD deal, but Bonta exuded confidence at a press conference on Monday.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Efforts to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock have percolated for years, but have repeatedly fallen short.
    Luke Fountain,Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Other records from the district and the state describe how most of the water percolated into the ground, evaporated into hot, dry air, or drained off fields into scrubland and desert.
    Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026

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