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
Aphids excrete the sap as honeydew, leaving leaves sticky and susceptible to sooty mold.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
The species were hunted to extinction in the area in the 16th century, driven by a demand for their fur, meat and castoreum, which is a chemical excreted from a gland at the base of their tails that was used for food flavoring, as well as the perfume industry, per the outlet.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
This pair of organs is responsible for filtering and excreting drugs from your body.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 7 Apr. 2026
There is also growing worry about pharmaceutical drugs that get into the water supply because humans excrete them and conventional wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
The species were hunted to extinction in the area in the 16th century, driven by a demand for their fur, meat and castoreum, which is a chemical excreted from a gland at the base of their tails that was used for food flavoring, as well as the perfume industry, per the outlet.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
This pair of organs is responsible for filtering and excreting drugs from your body.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 7 Apr. 2026
There is also growing worry about pharmaceutical drugs that get into the water supply because humans excrete them and conventional wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrete
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When needed, the liquid is expelled through a pair of small structures near the head (oral papillae) in two rapid jets.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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What drives an eruption to switch from expelling oozing lava to blasting ash and rock into the sky?—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Tennessee's General Assembly approved a new congressional map on May 7 that splits Memphis and divides the city's majority Black voters into neighboring districts, intended to eliminate that state’s last Democratic congressional seat.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Trim or eliminate tariffs, protect our veterans and disabled people’s finances and security, increase Social Security to reflect higher prices, more tax deductions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrete. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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