EXCRETING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

excreting

verb

present participle of excrete

as in secreting

formal 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 This pair of organs is responsible for filtering and excreting drugs from your body. — Carrie Madormo, Health, 7 Apr. 2026 This would be in accordance with the universal law of capital devouring everything potentially good and excreting it as something actually bad. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025 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. — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025

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Because secreting isopropyl myristate is not something exclusive to naked mole rats.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
When activated by heat, the spores awaken and begin secreting enzymes that chemically break down the material from within.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 May 2026

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No small part was eliminating suspects who might want Bakley dead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Coming up next, the bridges will be finished with the end goal of putting all of the entering and exiting traffic of I-79 through a single intersection on the west side of the interstate, and eliminating the existing intersection on the east side.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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Former President Joe Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit attempting to bar the release of his memoir tapes to the public, after an appeals court ruled in favor of releasing them.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Bob’s Burgers is finally joining fellow 20th Television Animation comedies for Fox The Simpsons and Family Guy in releasing an original installment exclusively on its Disney streaming home.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026

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All were killed while evacuating the Marriott World Trade Center hotel as the North Tower collapsed, burying the building and the fire truck in the destruction.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Police scanner traffic indicated officers were clearing the mall and evacuating stores, though officials have not publicly confirmed those details.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

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