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
Njoroge's job is to help calculate the appropriate dose of a drug to give to a patient by determining how it's absorbed by the body, processed or metabolized, and excreted.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
More is not necessarily better, as excess vitamin C is excreted in urine.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 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
Water flows into the body, and any excess is excreted through dilute urine.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Any extra water-soluble nutrients your body doesn't use are excreted through your pee.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
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
Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
More is not necessarily better, as excess vitamin C is excreted in urine.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 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
Water flows into the body, and any excess is excreted through dilute urine.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Any extra water-soluble nutrients your body doesn't use are excreted through your pee.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreted
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The authors may even be right about the growing evidence for the existence of God secreted away in the latest science.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Shellac derives from the resinous material secreted by the lac bug, much like honey comes from a bee.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The letter says that after the second incident, multiple members whose names are redacted were expelled by the fraternity’s disciplinary board.—
Matthew Kelly
April 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 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
Verb
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Trump has said that FEMA should be eliminated or significantly scaled down, shifting more disaster response to states.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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After it’s eliminated, students stand to lose free, in-school therapy and a streamlined connection to county services, the employee argued.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Individual awards such as Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year will be released throughout the week.—
Charles Baggarly
April 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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Captain has been released from jail after a judge set bail at $250,000, and he is set to enter a plea on April 9, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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