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FRAPs might happen when an owner returns home, during playtime or training, after defecating or when something happens.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The bear does not eat, drink or defecate during this time.
—Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
The bug defecates in that bite or on a person’s face, and the person unwittingly wipes the feces into their eyes, nose or mouth.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
This deterioration is frequently linked with strenuous lifting, straining while defecating, and prolonged sitting.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The bear does not eat, drink or defecate during this time.
—Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
The bug defecates in that bite or on a person’s face, and the person unwittingly wipes the feces into their eyes, nose or mouth.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
This deterioration is frequently linked with strenuous lifting, straining while defecating, and prolonged sitting.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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defecate
verb
def·e·cate
variants
or chiefly British defaecate
defecated; defecating
: to discharge from the anus
: to discharge feces from the bowels
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