as in to secrete
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to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body
excrete sweat The kidneys excrete toxins.
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Recent Examples of excrete
Any extra water-soluble nutrients your body doesn't use are excreted through your pee.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
Worms eat and digest the raw materials and excrete rich organic matter.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
This would be in accordance with the universal law of capital devouring everything potentially good and excreting it as something actually bad.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The bird might fly to a nearby forest or park, excrete the seeds, and inadvertently cause an invasive infestation.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
Worms eat and digest the raw materials and excrete rich organic matter.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
This would be in accordance with the universal law of capital devouring everything potentially good and excreting it as something actually bad.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The bird might fly to a nearby forest or park, excrete the seeds, and inadvertently cause an invasive infestation.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrete
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Palestinian citizens of Israel are descendants of those who were not expelled or forced to flee their homes when Israel was established in 1948.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Others expel water from their cells to prevent the freeze-thaw cycle from bursting cell walls.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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There are different versions but typically, teens organize a group of players and then track down and eliminate one another with shots from a water gun.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrete. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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