as in stashing
the placing of something out of sight
the secretion of their money in the backyard turned out to be a huge mistake
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Recent Examples of secretion
Semaglutide mimics a glucagon-like peptide 1, a hormone in the body that reduces appetite and stimulates insulin secretion.
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Surina Venkat, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
It's involved in muscle function, blood clotting, and hormone secretion.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
The sticky honeydew secretions can attract ants and wasps, as well as lead to sooty mold.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Berberine promoted insulin secretion in a dose-dependent manner.
—Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
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Surina Venkat, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
It's involved in muscle function, blood clotting, and hormone secretion.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
The sticky honeydew secretions can attract ants and wasps, as well as lead to sooty mold.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Berberine promoted insulin secretion in a dose-dependent manner.
—Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretion
Noun
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From testimony on the ground, those who have fled said that men have been separated from women and children, who are now likely in hiding, but are next in the firing line, Raymond said.—
Camilla Alcini,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hawkins has been under military occupation due to the rifts that emerged, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is back in hiding from the government, and the gang is determined to find and destroy Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) since the big bad seems to have gone off the grid.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The investigation has resulted in Wallace being charged with concealment of death from unnatural causes, patient abuse and neglect and felony assault of an individual with disabilities, police said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Last month, Adams pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree murder and related charges involving the unlawful handling and concealment of the victims’ remains.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Squirrels, other rodents and a variety of birds typically do the caching, storing the acorns to be eaten later when conditions soften the outer shell.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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