as in secretes
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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 excretes
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Your body does not store the excessive biotin and excretes it in the urine.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Your body does not store the excessive biotin and excretes it in the urine.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excretes
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Instead, Carrie’s holiday is filled with a revolving door of haughty art dealers and Gen Z queerdos, one of whom clogs the toilet and expels a sea of brown that Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is forced to clean up.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is a highly-competitive event that eliminates the slowest drivers and determines placement for the third round, where the remaining athletes race for pole position (the front starting spot on the grid).—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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This removal process eliminates the need for harsh cleaning solutions and chemicals.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ordinary matter emits light in various wavelengths, which allows it to easily be seen.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The object emits no light, meaning the astronomers had to use a clever workaround to find it.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Excretes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excretes. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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