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

Definition of secreting

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Pay parity rules for staff and a ban on expelling students would go by the wayside, too.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
But sometimes, some corals on a reef bleach while others don’t, and in other cases corals under heat stress die without expelling their algae.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of expelling

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The wearable also powers the implant wirelessly through induction, eliminating the need for an internal battery that could eventually require replacement.

— Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Deckard is tasked with eliminating a band of rebellious replicants led by Roy (Rutger Hauer) who have returned to Earth to confront their creator, the CEO of the Tyrell Corporation.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminating

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The vast majority of artists who have stopped recording and releasing new music disappear from the rankings and are often never seen again.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Longstaff has had a very good pre-season and could play alongside Ethan Ampadu, releasing Anton Stach to take a more attacking role.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of releasing

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Officials describe a once-in-a-lifetime flood, with hundreds of residents evacuating and dozens of swift-water rescues of people and pets across central Indiana counties[1][2].

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
These hazards require taking proactive protective action, including evacuating from areas vulnerable to storm surge.

— Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

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