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
To protect itself, the snail excretes the sulfur, which mixes with iron in the vent water.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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.
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Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
17 Sep. 2025
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
—
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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The pancreas secretes insulin after a meal to lower blood sugar levels.
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Normal weight on the outside, visceral fat within —which secretes inflammatory compounds silently destroying arteries.
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Sneezing forcefully expels mucus and airborne debris; reflexive blinking may help shield the eyes from contaminants moving upward across the face.
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This is the palette of the machine-made, that which is inhuman, and Duchamp would drive the point home in Coffee Mill (1911), a tiny painting of a grinder that expels a cascade of brown beans.
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The researchers’ method, detailed in the journal Chemical Engineering, completely eliminates the drying process, turning moisture to an advantage.
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While requiring a fourth crew member, manual loading offers flexibility in ammunition handling and eliminates reliance on a mechanical autoloader.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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“Excretes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excretes. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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