as in secreted
formal
to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body
excrete sweat The kidneys excrete toxins.
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The scroll might have been secreted inside the jewelry because Christianity was not yet widely accepted.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024 -
The first is amylin, a hormone that is co-secreted with insulin in the pancreas.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
18 Nov. 2024
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Oklahoma State expelled Hill, and the NFL banned him from its scouting combine.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Phoenix Suns have officially been eliminated from playoff contention with their 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Its usefulness as a means of water transportation, however, was virtually eliminated when a wider and deeper channel — the Sanitary and Ship Canal — was completed alongside the I&M Canal in 1900.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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He was released from prison in October 2019.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
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Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Excreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excreted. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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