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
The alleged credit card fraudster had secreted himself away in the mice mascot’s costume, to no avail.
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Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
Its roots secrete toxic chemicals that harm nearby plants.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 July 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
In the short term, cortisol secretion can be a good thing—a very good things, which is why your adrenals can secrete it in the first place.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
Its roots secrete toxic chemicals that harm nearby plants.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 July 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
In the short term, cortisol secretion can be a good thing—a very good things, which is why your adrenals can secrete it in the first place.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secrete
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The student allegedly admitted to taking the gun on Sunday while his uncle was in the shower and then bringing it onto the bus concealed in his pocket, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pep Guardiola is a tactile man who does not hide his expressive nature when speaking to his players.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 20 minutes after his final pitch, Scott sat with his head buried in his locker.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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As in the crowded Arsenale itself, anything more radical to be found in the pavilion is buried under dioramas and walls of texts.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Secrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrete. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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