bleed

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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark

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Examples of bleed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The impressions were still solid, but triple dipping bled a lot of the humor from the piece. Omar Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024 The bleeding woman stands over the boy after he’s been knocked on the ground. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024 Trump’s office and retail properties mostly flatlined, and his new social-media venture bled cash, though his stake in the unprofitable business is still worth $1.9 billion. Dan Alexander, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 The sea painting and the forest painting darken, bleed into one. Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bleed 

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“Bleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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