as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seep
And the way his wife talks to him seeps with contempt.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Note this wasn’t a situation of a movie being shot in a movie theater, then seeped online, rather a security breach in a cut of the pic getting out to the public.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
At the same time, testing on animal cells can be particularly useful in determining whether microparticles found in creams, gels, and other common products might seep into human skin and potentially pose health risks.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
The hybrid of his urban upbringing in conjunction with that musical diversity would come to inform the music Ryder would make, with the Motor City itself continually seeping in.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Note this wasn’t a situation of a movie being shot in a movie theater, then seeped online, rather a security breach in a cut of the pic getting out to the public.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
At the same time, testing on animal cells can be particularly useful in determining whether microparticles found in creams, gels, and other common products might seep into human skin and potentially pose health risks.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
The hybrid of his urban upbringing in conjunction with that musical diversity would come to inform the music Ryder would make, with the Motor City itself continually seeping in.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seep
Verb
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Those morning drip coffees and lattes are going to cost more.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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The team's modeling showed that the craton dripped when the Farallon Plate was present in the mantle; when the plate was removed from the calculations, the dripping stopped.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cook until the edges are set, occasionally lifting the edges with a rubber spatula to allow liquid egg to flow underneath, 15 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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Through two separate stories, the films reveal how an untraceable web of money from wealthy individuals and corporations representing business interests or religious agendas flows through nonprofits and super PACs (political action committees) to support candidates and political movements.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since these are lower-court opinions, there is no compelling reason to spend any time on them until these cases at least percolate to a decision of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The network has a taste and a talent for a kind of light serious entertainment in which a likable cast of sometimes difficult characters solve a problem in an hour, while other, darker events percolate underneath.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Scorpio: Meredith Palmer and Creed Bratton The creeper of The Office simply oozing with mystery, Creed Bratton, has many secrets and this is a quality of Scorpio, but is also weirdly honest about some of his strange behaviors, bordering on being inappropriate.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Blood can still ooze from a wound, even when it’s not being pumped through the body.—
Samuel Ashworth,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Rocky Mountain peaks, unburdened from heavy snow, exude their full majestic glory.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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That simplicity feels so apt for this show, There's enough here: The production is simple and sweet, while Jonas and Warren exude a certain magnetism.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dante, who is a mix of border collie and German shepherd and is thought to be around 8 years old, could easily have died the day a series of bullets penetrated one of his legs, leaving him bleeding, in pain and struggling to move.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The victim was bleeding profusely from the face and was admitted to the hospital with a fractured skull, two stitches in the head and a possible traumatic brain injury, according to court documents.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In one photograph, Basora-Gonzalez is shown handcuffed and weeping in a public parking lot.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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For the first time in 48 seasons of Survivor, Jeff Probst wept some tears about the connection that was happening on the beach.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Seep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seep. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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