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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Over time, these rocks are fragmented and broken up into small mineral particles by plant roots forcing open cracks, or lichens secreting chemicals that dissolve rocks to release nutrients.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Specifically, corals grow one to two centimeters per year by secreting layers of calcium carbonate.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of secreting

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The new bridge will have 65-foot vertical channel clearance, eliminating the need for a swing-span, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on a temporary data center moratorium and eliminating certain tax incentives for businesses building data centers in the state.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of eliminating

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Authorities have a pending identification of the suspect and are not releasing it at this time, Losat said.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Rather than simply releasing it into the environment, some facilities can recover this heat and supply it to nearby homes and businesses through district heating networks.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of releasing

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Footage from the scene showed employees evacuating the buildings as heavily armed officers secured the surrounding area.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
They were offered the choice of evacuating to territory controlled by Ukraine or Russia, or remaining in the city with replenished food and medical supplies.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

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