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
Humans crash this vile cycle by accidentally eating the eggs excreted by infected foxes or other primary hosts.
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ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Whenever one of the serial fake-news offenders excretes another whopper — Natasha Bertrand, this means you!
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
Hair was, instead, discharge: like semen, breastmilk, vomit, and urine, hair was a form of waste matter excreted by the humoral body.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
It is considered a waste product and is typically excreted from the body through urine.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Whenever one of the serial fake-news offenders excretes another whopper — Natasha Bertrand, this means you!
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
Hair was, instead, discharge: like semen, breastmilk, vomit, and urine, hair was a form of waste matter excreted by the humoral body.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
It is considered a waste product and is typically excreted from the body through urine.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for excrete
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrete
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Royal jelly proteins that are known to be secreted by the western honeybee, were also found in the residue.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
30 July 2025
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The second deception was the lethal doses of poison the accused secreted in the homecooked beef Wellingtons.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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He was eliminated a couple of weeks later after receiving the fewest votes from his fellow islanders.—
Gloria Ngwa,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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And in many states, there are simply too many voters from the opposing party to completely eliminate their representation in Congress, no matter how ruthlessly the lines are drawn.—
Elena Shao,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrete. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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