seeped

past tense of seep

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of seeped Water had seeped in everywhere on that floor, ruining the carpet, as well as other items. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Luckily, the resurgence of all things ’90s has, of course, seeped over to the realm of wedding guest dressing. Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 10 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 Recording at a leisurely pace in idyllic locations in the Bahamas and France seems to have seeped into the album’s unhurried, immersive mood. Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 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 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 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 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
  • Iran’s bargaining chip Authorities in Iran have repeatedly used the Strait of Hormuz – through which around a fifth of the world’s crude flowed before the war – as a bargaining chip.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Still, by the end of the concert, a soggy yet determined crowd of 4,750 had flowed through the park grounds.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • D’Souza, in the signature quarter-zip of the startup tribesmen, exuded the confidence and finesse of someone long adept at raising money.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • 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
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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“Seeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeped. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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