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
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.
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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
Weakened Bones Excess sodium in your body can carry calcium with it when it's excreted through urination.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 19 Aug. 2025
Ethylmercury is excreted much more quickly from the body.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 26 June 2025
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
Weakened Bones Excess sodium in your body can carry calcium with it when it's excreted through urination.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 19 Aug. 2025
Ethylmercury is excreted much more quickly from the body.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreted
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Now, scientists are unraveling a dramatic story secreted away in rare, roughly 800 million-year-old volcanic rocks called carbonatites.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Prostaglandins are natural chemicals in the body that are secreted when there is an injury or inflammation.—
Carol Eustice,
Verywell Health,
18 Aug. 2025
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The expanding magma supply is capped by heavier magma that had expelled its gas at the end of the prior episode.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Almost all Democrats and 105 Republicans backed the successful effort, making the congressman only the sixth in United States history to be expelled from the House of Representatives.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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As environmental regulations limit the toxic output from smokestacks and tail pipes, particulate matter that could be absorbing or blocking incoming sunlight is being eliminated, leading to gradually warmer oceans.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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As of September, that exception has been eliminated.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many of the episodes released so far have addressed Chase's sobriety struggles, as well as Harvey's favoritism of him over his other grandchildren.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Then, the Oversight Committee later released 33,000 files on Epstein, just hours after the discharge petition opened.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Excreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excreted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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