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Recent Examples on the Web Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 The team pieced together several factors that indicated the shark had been eaten and the tag excreted by a larger predator that gobbled up the shark, Anderson said. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 Selenium from food or supplements is easily absorbed, and your body excretes any excess through urine, feces, or exhaled breath. Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024 Monitoring wastewater for viruses works because infected people excrete tiny bits of viral matter; similarly, someone who’s taken a drug expunges biomarkers from their body. Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for excrete 

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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrete. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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