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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Wheatley made her offer before he’d even succeeded in expelling the British from Boston.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Academics, journalists, students, have been fired or expelled, or, in some cases locked up for expressing their speech.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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In erasing these concepts, or transforming them into meaningless slogans, the recent right-wing campaign of educational suppression seeks to eliminate an important means of understanding Black history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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In fact, baking soda's uses are extensive because of its grittiness and its ability to eliminate odors.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrete. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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