seeped

verb

past tense of seep
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 anti-establishment fervor has also seeped into the Democratic primary. — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Staff quietly hurried to tape falling signage to the walls, troubleshoot the jumbotron and cook burgers and hot dogs as rain seeped through the grated ceilings of the exterior walkways. — Jaclyn Licht, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 The gleeful melodies of the church choir practicing next door seeped in. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 Ferrero’s illness stemmed from the abnormal proteins produced by her plasma cells, which seeped out of her blood vessels and accumulated in her tissues. — Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The painting was not damaged as a result of the action, but the floor of the gallery required repair after paint seeped down. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
  1. dripped
  2. oozed
  3. flowed
  4. exuded
  5. percolated
Verb
  • Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Present subtext dripped from his words of the past, as the city of Denver hopes Payton has found a next great one, two decades later.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Definition of dripped
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
Definition of oozed
Verb
  • But the tone suggests Tehran may be taking a tougher stance, which could further delay a full return of transits through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supply flowed before the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new report’s findings agreed with other analyses suggesting that capital investment has flowed into Opportunity Zones and that the investment has been unevenly distributed.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast track to completion by September.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The writing, by Estelle Hoy and Justine Gelfman, was sassy and sharp, and the narrative exuded a whimsical lewdness that cut against the production’s overall slapstick sensibility.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exuded
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  • 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
Definition of percolated

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