as in secreted
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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 excreted
By binding to cholesterol in the small intestine, cholesterol is not absorbed into the bloodstream and is instead excreted from the body.
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Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
And maybe that meal has been excreted by a microbe.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
During the 30-day experiment, rats on a diet comprised of 60% fat – far higher than the 35% to 40% typically seen in human diets – excreted more fat after eating the microbeads, but without side effects or blood sugar fluctuations.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The fecal tests revealed that these rats excreted more undigested fat in their waste, with no signs of gut discomfort.
—Jay Kakade
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Ethylmercury is excreted much more quickly from the body.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
And maybe that meal has been excreted by a microbe.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
During the 30-day experiment, rats on a diet comprised of 60% fat – far higher than the 35% to 40% typically seen in human diets – excreted more fat after eating the microbeads, but without side effects or blood sugar fluctuations.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The fecal tests revealed that these rats excreted more undigested fat in their waste, with no signs of gut discomfort.
—Jay Kakade
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Ethylmercury is excreted much more quickly from the body.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreted
Verb
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In a 2023 report in Science, their team found that morphogens were indeed secreted just before a feather follicle started to bud.—
Anna Demming,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Melatonin Melatonin is a hormone secreted primarily by the pineal gland (located deep in the brain).—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gordy Heminger, president and chief executive officer of the Alpha Sigma Phi International Fraternity, confirmed to The Asbury Park Press its members at the New Jersey university would be expelled from the organization.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Toronto taxed Snell, the two-time Cy Young award winner, and expelled him from the game in the sixth, feasting on his underwhelming replacements.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After New York helped the ladies decorate their cakes for the next 120 seconds, Dan ultimately eliminated one of them in pursuit of the prize.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite being a favorite among her fellow contestants, she was eliminated from the group’s running early on.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their name has not yet been released by officials.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Plans for a fourth film, set to be released in 2011, never crystallized.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Excreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excreted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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