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
This is because people with kidney disease are less able to excrete excess phosphate through urine.
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Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
Hormones and the glands that excrete them make up your body’s endocrine system.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026
Sooty mold is the black residue that grows on the clear, sticky honeydew excreted by the scale.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Most frogs rapidly excrete their urea in order to avoid toxicity.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
Hormones and the glands that excrete them make up your body’s endocrine system.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026
Sooty mold is the black residue that grows on the clear, sticky honeydew excreted by the scale.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Most frogs rapidly excrete their urea in order to avoid toxicity.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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That unclogged the pipe, allowing the waste management system to expel the urine outside the capsule, potentially clearing the system to allow the astronauts to begin using the toilet again.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Encouraged and aided by independent neighbours, Guinean nationalists took up arms in 1962 and after 10 years of fighting expelled the Portuguese from three-quarters of Portuguese Guinea.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Already eliminated from the postseason, the Bulls (30-49) fired president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley earlier this week.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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This step eliminated the need for separate assembly and improved reliability.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrete. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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