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
Freezing and thawing means moisture seeps into microscopic pores on roadway surfaces.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The researchers have proposed creating sand dunes and vegetation barriers along Alexandria’s coastline to block the encroaching seawater and prevent it from seeping under buildings.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Laminate isn’t porous, but moisture can still seep into seams and edges, causing peeling or swelling over time, according to Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
Water can still seep into the seams and through the zippers.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The researchers have proposed creating sand dunes and vegetation barriers along Alexandria’s coastline to block the encroaching seawater and prevent it from seeping under buildings.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Laminate isn’t porous, but moisture can still seep into seams and edges, causing peeling or swelling over time, according to Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
Water can still seep into the seams and through the zippers.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seep
Verb
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The euphoria courses through my body as the blood drips down my legs.—
Andy Collinson,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Each of these works has a crenulated indentation and a line descending it (or drip as the case may be).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Anytime billions flow into an industry, competition ramps up and stock valuations soar.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The neoclassical style was still in fashion; flowing dresses with empire waists were de rigueur.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Bruce Miller’s Testaments series is one of the hottest TV shows percolating at present.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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There are ideas percolating to bring it to life in a physical space in the future, as well as immersive experiences and pop-ups.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 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
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While they are expected to exude confidence and decisiveness, the reality behind closed doors is often more complex.—
Alex Brueckmann,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Our Lizard King, Robert California, exudes confidence for days and is very philosophical.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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For the most part, the show is composed of zany humor that bleeds into comic songs with witty internal rhymes (the songs of Tim Minchin are a helpful comparative).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Subdural hemorrhage: Also called subdural hematoma, a subdural hemorrhage is caused by a head injury, which causes bleeding to occur in the area between the skull and the brain.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
20 Mar. 2025
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Once, at a wedding Rose officiated, Kale wept and waved his arms up and down — though the bride and groom had never met him before — while the crowd of Oregon locals looked at one another in confusion.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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But in a confessional, Stacey weeps while sympathizing with her heartbroken friend.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Seep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seep. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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