as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seeping
There’s no gas seeping into your household environment, and no risk that a naked flame will set fire to your kitchen.
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Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
They’re protected by a waterproof membrane that reviewers say allows rain and snow to roll right off without seeping into your socks and ruining your day.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Now in its third iteration, tomato girl summer seems stronger than ever, with tomato-scented, tomato-flavored, tomat0-shaped, and tomato-adorned, well, everything seeping into the mainstream.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
As the planet heats up, fresh water is seeping into the Arctic Ocean as the sea ice and the permafrost melts, while warmer waters from the Atlantic bleed in from the south.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Keep it minimal for no seeping in and damaging, curling, or cracking, suggests Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Smoke was seeping into the room behind him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
To mitigate risk this year, the city of Juneau lined up miles of barriers along the river, which kept water from seeping into many neighborhoods, even though floodwaters crested higher.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
If the rash is seeping or leaking, calamine lotion or colloidal oatmeal baths can help.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
They’re protected by a waterproof membrane that reviewers say allows rain and snow to roll right off without seeping into your socks and ruining your day.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Now in its third iteration, tomato girl summer seems stronger than ever, with tomato-scented, tomato-flavored, tomat0-shaped, and tomato-adorned, well, everything seeping into the mainstream.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
As the planet heats up, fresh water is seeping into the Arctic Ocean as the sea ice and the permafrost melts, while warmer waters from the Atlantic bleed in from the south.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Keep it minimal for no seeping in and damaging, curling, or cracking, suggests Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Smoke was seeping into the room behind him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
To mitigate risk this year, the city of Juneau lined up miles of barriers along the river, which kept water from seeping into many neighborhoods, even though floodwaters crested higher.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
If the rash is seeping or leaking, calamine lotion or colloidal oatmeal baths can help.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeping
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The new collections reimagine the classic Bird on a Rock motif, brought to life by Jean Schlumberger in 1965, and takes its design cues from a bird’s wing, as well as the layered look of a bird’s plumage, to create graceful, sculptural pieces dripping in diamonds and other gemstones.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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An ice machine in the middle of the room had a drain line dripping into a 5-gallon bucket.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Risk Perception Gap Despite these compelling examples and the long track record of inclusive finance institutions, capital is not flowing in sufficient amounts for inclusive finance institutions to develop their climate adaptation initiatives.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The river was flowing swiftly, washing away many people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The draw is oozing with boldfaced names and singles stars, a head-spinning thought as recently as a couple of years ago.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Photos previously captured by Fox News Digital captured blood oozing down the wall of 1122 Kings Road.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Seeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeping. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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