as in stashing
the placing of something out of sight
the secretion of their money in the backyard turned out to be a huge mistake
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Recent Examples of secretion
Weight loss drugs mimic the action of this hormone by increasing the secretion of insulin to lower blood sugar.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The authors surmise that the ancient humans who made these arrowheads used secretions from the bulbs of Boophone disticha, an Amaryllidaceae species that is well known to have been used for centuries as an arrow poison .
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
In the early 2000s, Jimo Borjigin, a physiologist and neuroscientist at the University of Michigan who studied circadian rhythms, and in particular, melatonin secretion in animals,, made a curious discovery.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
The resulting organoids responded to glucose stimulation by increasing insulin secretion.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The authors surmise that the ancient humans who made these arrowheads used secretions from the bulbs of Boophone disticha, an Amaryllidaceae species that is well known to have been used for centuries as an arrow poison .
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
In the early 2000s, Jimo Borjigin, a physiologist and neuroscientist at the University of Michigan who studied circadian rhythms, and in particular, melatonin secretion in animals,, made a curious discovery.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
The resulting organoids responded to glucose stimulation by increasing insulin secretion.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretion
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Their sleek silhouette, flexible design, and shorter style make these boots perfect for wearing on travel days or stashing in your suitcase.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Grab this under-$50 rolling cart made for stashing and organizing pantry goods, produce, and more.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Dec. 2025
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The suggestion that Elliott is simply not cut out for the Premier League following an aggressive shift towards physicality and set-piece domination is lazy, but there’s no hiding that Villa was simply not the right fit.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Many immigrant families in Minnesota are in hiding right now, regardless of their legal status, for fear that they will be detained or deported without a chance to prove their cases.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Gynae Kendall, 25, was charged Sunday with concealment of a human corpse.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The desire to conduct their duties without facing additional threats absolutely justifies a discussion on whether facial concealment is appropriate.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
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Squirrels, other rodents and a variety of birds typically do the caching, storing the acorns to be eaten later when conditions soften the outer shell.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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