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Check for seepage in the basement.
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Sources may generally include offshore petroleum production, discharges during marine transportation and naturally occurring seepage from the ocean floor, the Florida DEP said.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Because of pollution, depletion, and seepage of water from the sea, the groundwater was of poor quality—brackish and salty, with a high level of chemicals.
—Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The boots are made with water-resistant suede that minimizes water seepage, according to many shoppers.
—Mina Hochberg, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
It's thought that continuous blinking of the eye over a person's life can eventually weaken capillaries in the area, allowing for lipid seepage.
—Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Because of pollution, depletion, and seepage of water from the sea, the groundwater was of poor quality—brackish and salty, with a high level of chemicals.
—Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The boots are made with water-resistant suede that minimizes water seepage, according to many shoppers.
—Mina Hochberg, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
It's thought that continuous blinking of the eye over a person's life can eventually weaken capillaries in the area, allowing for lipid seepage.
—Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seepage
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“Seepage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seepage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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seepage
noun
seep·age
ˈsē-pij 
1
: the process of seeping
2
: a quantity of fluid that has seeped through something
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