as in to conceal
to put into a hiding place
the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car
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Recent Examples of secrete
Prostaglandins are natural chemicals in the body that are secreted when there is an injury or inflammation.
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Carol Eustice, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2025
The young serum triggered changes in bone marrow cells, leading them to secrete rejuvenating factors.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
The alleged credit card fraudster had secreted himself away in the mice mascot’s costume, to no avail.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
The second deception was the lethal doses of poison the accused secreted in the homecooked beef Wellingtons.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
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Carol Eustice, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2025
The young serum triggered changes in bone marrow cells, leading them to secrete rejuvenating factors.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
The alleged credit card fraudster had secreted himself away in the mice mascot’s costume, to no avail.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
The second deception was the lethal doses of poison the accused secreted in the homecooked beef Wellingtons.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
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Responding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Senate Bill 627 would prohibit law enforcement on the local, state and federal level from wearing masks that conceal their identity in the course of duty.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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As the late historian Barry Rubin documented in his biography of Arafat, the Palestinian leader used a variety of methods, both buying off and burying his opponents.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Early in the novel, Harold points out that authors are constantly looking for ways to bury their true beliefs in their text, rather than state them outright.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Secrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrete. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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