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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2
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
Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
All this culminates in a debut album, Addison, that planes down contemporary pop influences into an ooze of familiarity, faintly evoking innovations in underground and alternative music without stepping out of its playlist-friendly lane.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
Notably, the Democratic patriotism dive began around 2015, as diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory began to ooze from small academic circles through virtually the entire educational system.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Noun
After a 30-minute tug of war, finally seeing the bony plates of the prehistoric fish emerge from the murky depths of the Snake feels like uncovering the last surviving creature to slither out of the primordial ooze shortly after the Earth cooled.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
All this culminates in a debut album, Addison, that planes down contemporary pop influences into an ooze of familiarity, faintly evoking innovations in underground and alternative music without stepping out of its playlist-friendly lane.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Verb
The result is a five-star fun palace oozing maximalist glee that doesn’t skimp on finicky details.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
Notably, the Democratic patriotism dive began around 2015, as diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory began to ooze from small academic circles through virtually the entire educational system.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooze
Noun
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Directing disaster tourists to one spot Last September, local officials assumed the mud and debris in Marshall would be enough to keep tourists away.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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Astronomer’s company name has been dragged through the mud, though the vast majority of people sharing the image of Bryon and Cabot probably could not even describe what the company does.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Time drips sideways in this fractured hourglass, and color spills like memory.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
12 July 2025
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Chandeliers drip from the ceilings, endless televisions of all sizes adorn the walls.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Pitmaster Roy Perez ceremoniously dragged a metal tub of hot coals up Commerce Street to transfer the fire from the old pits to the new ones.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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Charlie's sudden, grotesque exit becomes the catalyst for the rest of the film, dragging her family down a relentless tailspin of grief (and ancestral demons).—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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There were torrential rains in Italy's north on Monday and parts of Bardonecchia near Turin were covered in sludge after the Frejus river burst its banks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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In one video shared in April, taken deep inside a large karst cave, manure could be seen pouring through holes in the ceiling, forming sludge pools while staining the white stalactites black.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Back then, the relationship between diehard viewers and the series’ creatives exuded a seemingly innocent, communal spirit.—
Keith Murphy,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Best Restaurants Once a jewelry store and later the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Riviera is a striking art deco space that exudes old-school glamour.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
Verb
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From the Viking Mars orbiters and landers of the 1970s through the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, which are still operating today, the Red Planet has crept from the dreadful waste seen by Mariner 4 to a place once covered in shallow oceans and with a possibly temperate atmosphere.—
Rod Pyle,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
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Battling Tool Sprawl Decision fatigue creeps in when consultants juggle a dozen unintegrated AI assistants, each with its own prompt syntax, data connectors and permission model.—
Noah Ohrner,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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These canals have porous walls that allow water to seep into the ground and refill area aquifers while also regulating flow to prevent runoff.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That wet phase of Martian history was billions of years ago, however, and all that water has since evaporated away into space or seeped deep underground.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Insects and other pests like rodents can easily crawl inside and make themselves at home.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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This remains a place where crabs crawl out of the water at sunset, stingrays swim around surfers in the Pacific, and languidly smiling sloths—the national mascot—remind us all to slow down.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
AFAR Media,
16 July 2025
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“Ooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooze. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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