1
as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket
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as in to drag
to move slowly
the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause
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Recent Examples of ooze
Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
There may never be another big American exhibition about this freakish little era, when artists figured out how to make colorful ooze do their bidding.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
There were the classics—fragrant cinnamon buns the size of my face from Isles Bun & Coffee in Uptown and oozing Jucy Lucies at Matt’s Bar in south Minneapolis, conveniently close to the airport.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Nosferatu is summoned from the occult niche of the Eggers universe viewers are now familiar with: remnants of The Lighthouse (2019) and The Northman (2022) ooze through the Gothic gloom and nauseating eroticism.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
There may never be another big American exhibition about this freakish little era, when artists figured out how to make colorful ooze do their bidding.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
The cheese oozes out the sides of the pretzel bun, the juices drip down your wrist, the beef is dry-aged Pat LeFrieda.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
There were the classics—fragrant cinnamon buns the size of my face from Isles Bun & Coffee in Uptown and oozing Jucy Lucies at Matt’s Bar in south Minneapolis, conveniently close to the airport.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooze
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Split open at the seam and tender female feet urged in to keep the damp and mud at bay; slippers of a sort.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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From clothing to fingernails, everything is soot and mud and ash and blood.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Diner Norman, Oklahoma Nostalgia (in the form of vintage fishing and chili cook-off photos and other old-school memorabilia) drips from the very walls of this Oklahoma diner.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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The visuals are nothing short of mesmerizing, and the film drips with a Lynchian vibe.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Bane slides from the wing to the corner, and Morant takes off simultaneously, dragging his man, Fred VanVleet, out of the play and leaving Bane wide open for a corner 3 as Brooks heads to disrupt Wells.Fred Katz, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Polls show approval ratings for Yoon’s ruling party have been rising as the crisis drags on.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 10 Jan. 2025
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For her recreation, Roan maintained the integrity of the source material, bravely committing to the bit as purple icy sludge sails into view from off camera and splashes her in the face.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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After testing in snow, sludge, sleet, and icy conditions, these are the best ice scrapers that PEOPLE tested.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The dancer, actor, and artist exuded an illuminating energy that radiated throughout the entertainment industry.Essence, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
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Glen Powell in Giorgio Armani Nobody exuded cool-guy style better than Glen Powell, a best actor nominee for Netflix’s Hit Man.Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ohioans may soon lose easy access to public police and jail footage after a controversial provision crept into the outgoing legislature's expansive bill package at the end of the session.Kyler Alvord, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, noted the first calendar month typically starts out positive from a flood of inflows, before weakness creeps in through to the end of the month.Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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Once there, mtDNA fragments can make their way into the nucleus either through pores in its wall or, if the cell divides, seep in while the envelope dissolves and reassembles.Martin Picard, Scientific American, 3 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps her childhood pain — which seeped into her adult life, then into motherhood — wasn't necessary.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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The two girls then left Leutner alone to crawl out of the forest and find help.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Ooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooze. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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