as in secreting
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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 excreting
In fact, the birds let loose with the feces every four to ten minutes while in flight, excreting roughly 5 percent of their body mass every hour.
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ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreting
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Key Takeaways The gallbladder plays a role in digestion by secreting bile to help digest fats after meals.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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The name Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua—the name of Moses’s successor, who conquered the land of Israel in ancient times and set up an independent Jewish state, expelling and defeating his enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Indexing or eliminating caps would shift the burden from those least able to pay and smooth market frictions hurting families of all ages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Unlike traditional approaches, HydroSpread lets ultrathin polymer films form directly on water, eliminating the fragile and error-prone step of transferring films from rigid surfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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And Massie is nearing victory on a months-long quest to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files, antagonizing the White House.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Swift last appeared on The Graham Norton Show in October 2022, shortly after releasing Midnights.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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These robots now help with logistics, evacuating injured soldiers, and even humanitarian work on the battlefield.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Passengers evacuating an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on emergency slides in July.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Excreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excreting. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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