secreting

present participle of secrete

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of secreting Specifically, corals grow one to two centimeters per year by secreting layers of calcium carbonate. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 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, 11 May 2026 One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 Demodex brevis lives on the oil-secreting glands along the eyelids (the meibomian glands), while Demodex folliculorum resides in the lash follicles. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026 And the arsenal was only the latest example of his infatuation with secreting away weaponry. — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Organoids that actually work The team also demonstrated endodermal differentiation by producing insulin-secreting islet organoids. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026 Key Takeaways The gallbladder plays a role in digestion by secreting bile to help digest fats after meals. — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secreting
Verb
  • The judge in Lindsay Clancy's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial has extended his order concealing the names of jurors in the case.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Quebec duo’s face-concealing masks, geometrical hats and polka-dot fashion schemes might scream novelty, but its virtuosic, largely instrumental fare is the genuine article.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • People are already burying the Chargers and this line moved from nearly double-digits (Chargers -9½) to under the key number of 7.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • What competing on Food Network's Pitmasters taught him about cooking under pressure, from elaborate plating to burying food underground and cooking it over heated stones.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Just as O’Malley and Rahill’s work is infatuated with toxic masculinity and fratty hopecore, Bensinger’s is obsessed with sheepish dude-empaths hiding beneath layers of uneasy bravado.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The pursuit eventually led officers into the forest outside Sacramento, where 44-year-old Derek Spencer held them at bay by hiding and firing from behind a berm until he was shot and killed, authorities said.
    — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Secreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secreting. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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