as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seeped
Perhaps her childhood pain — which seeped into her adult life, then into motherhood — wasn't necessary.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
And while ball protection always is a point of emphasis, Nagy reckons the prime directive has seeped in more through the weeks.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
However, offseason turmoil seeped into the regular season with losses piling up.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
This year’s designer wallpaper and fabric launches were seeped in unabashed enthusiasm, as first spotted at Paris Deco Off in January.
—Stephanie Sporn, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Milder versions of this sentiment occasionally seeped out to wider audiences, such as last year, when people online applauded orca whales for attacking yachts in the Iberian Peninsula.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
How Luigi Mangione became a talking point Since Mangione was arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s Monday morning, frustration with the health insurance industry has seeped out on social media and elsewhere in society.
—Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s no doubt these larger trends have seeped into the work.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Maybe that was a subliminal one that seeped into my consciousness.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
And while ball protection always is a point of emphasis, Nagy reckons the prime directive has seeped in more through the weeks.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
However, offseason turmoil seeped into the regular season with losses piling up.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
This year’s designer wallpaper and fabric launches were seeped in unabashed enthusiasm, as first spotted at Paris Deco Off in January.
—Stephanie Sporn, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Milder versions of this sentiment occasionally seeped out to wider audiences, such as last year, when people online applauded orca whales for attacking yachts in the Iberian Peninsula.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
How Luigi Mangione became a talking point Since Mangione was arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s Monday morning, frustration with the health insurance industry has seeped out on social media and elsewhere in society.
—Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s no doubt these larger trends have seeped into the work.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Maybe that was a subliminal one that seeped into my consciousness.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Seeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeped. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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