as in drips
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water seeping through the basement walls
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Recent Examples of seeps
This is where frustration seeps in.
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Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Even parked cars can suffer from water damage when the rising flood hits the undercarriage or seeps through the doorways.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The type of hydrogen the company is searching for is created by water that seeps through the earth’s surface or rises through the core and interacts with iron-rich rock — like basalt — underground, creating gas that collects there.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
It is focused on doing away with concrete and replacing it with permeable pavers so water seeps in, rather than running out.
—Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Another is that undersea groundwater that seeps out to the seafloor may supply nutrients vital to the ecosystem, and that could be upset.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
That chemical seeps into groundwater, which can kill native amphibians like frogs and salamanders.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Simpson says to think of your home as a cooler on a hot day; if the lid isn't sealed tightly, the cool air escapes and the hot air seeps in and stays thanks to poor insulation.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The contrast in framing seeps into our brains and reinforces the characters’ perilous states.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Even parked cars can suffer from water damage when the rising flood hits the undercarriage or seeps through the doorways.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The type of hydrogen the company is searching for is created by water that seeps through the earth’s surface or rises through the core and interacts with iron-rich rock — like basalt — underground, creating gas that collects there.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
It is focused on doing away with concrete and replacing it with permeable pavers so water seeps in, rather than running out.
—Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Another is that undersea groundwater that seeps out to the seafloor may supply nutrients vital to the ecosystem, and that could be upset.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
That chemical seeps into groundwater, which can kill native amphibians like frogs and salamanders.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Simpson says to think of your home as a cooler on a hot day; if the lid isn't sealed tightly, the cool air escapes and the hot air seeps in and stays thanks to poor insulation.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The contrast in framing seeps into our brains and reinforces the characters’ perilous states.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeps
Verb
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Kirsh drips with chilly, sneering contempt for the non-mechanical.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Brown removes his hooded sweatshirt and walks to another end of the train car as blood drips onto the floor behind him.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An inner radiative zone (makes up 70 percent of the Sun by radius), where energy flows smoothly and the whole region spins together like a solid ball, and the outer convective zone (the remaining 30 percent), where hot gases swirl chaotically and spin at different speeds depending on location.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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And just like historical colonialism, this influence flows primarily in one direction – from powerful tech companies to the rest of us.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The restaurant is housed in a cozy 1940s church that oozes old-world charm.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Its exterior is bolder, boxier and more experimental than the compact crossovers, with a broad grille, unique, compact headlights, strong wheel arches and an upright, confident three-row silhouette — the kind of presence that oozes practical luxury.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women.—
Linsey Hughes,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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David Dastmalchian also brings his singularly bizarre persona into the last act of the film as one of the many hitmen coming for Resident 5B, while the otherworldly Sheila Atim rounds out the cast as an FBI agent who exudes big Pam Grier energy.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As Tetyana weeps, the soldier gently admonishes her fuss.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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It's supplied in a compact 30-ml syringe and can be quickly applied in the field before a patient bleeds out, a risk responsible for more than 35% of all prehospital deaths.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Movies about people who fight for a living tend to show how the violence bleeds out into the world outside the ring.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Seeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeps. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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