as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seeped
Oil seeped into the ground, undermining the street pavement.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Firefighters could be seen venting the roof of the building as smoke seeped out.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
That message, preaching unabashed ambition, seeped into everything, from books and podcasts to social media posts.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The difficulty of sustaining greatness hadn’t seeped in.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Until the past few years, political rancor had never seeped into Huffman's classroom.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 May 2026
This selling pressure has also seeped into stocks.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 May 2026
The Homestead Crater was formed around 10,000 years ago when melting snow from the nearby Wasatch Mountains seeped into the ground.
—Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Each time the tear gas seeped in, the kids coughed, and their throats often burned.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Firefighters could be seen venting the roof of the building as smoke seeped out.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
That message, preaching unabashed ambition, seeped into everything, from books and podcasts to social media posts.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The difficulty of sustaining greatness hadn’t seeped in.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Until the past few years, political rancor had never seeped into Huffman's classroom.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 May 2026
This selling pressure has also seeped into stocks.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 May 2026
The Homestead Crater was formed around 10,000 years ago when melting snow from the nearby Wasatch Mountains seeped into the ground.
—Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Each time the tear gas seeped in, the kids coughed, and their throats often burned.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeped
Verb
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Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Every bucket, every rebound, every screen oozed difficulty, as if each player was covered in sludge.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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For 87 days as workers struggled to cap the spill, more than three million barrels of oil oozed into the ocean.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Canapés and beverages flowed in abundance.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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The streams occasionally flowed together in a single, mighty river.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Known as a charismatic executive who exuded warmth and had a sparkle in his eyes, Critchell spent his career building some of the world’s most recognizable luxury brands.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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The video exuded the elation of Covid response skeptics at long last grabbing the reins of power.—
Joshua M. Sharfstein,
STAT,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Lookman eventually got his move to Atletico Madrid in January and, frankly, ever since Atalanta lost the Coppa Italia semi-final and their slim chances of a top-four finish evaporated, the feeling Ederson might follow percolated anew.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Since February, however, concerns about some of the measures have percolated up, much of it from influential law enforcement lobbying organizations who worry about effects on their own hiring and operations, and business groups worried about efforts to restrict federal contracts.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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“Seeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeped. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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