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
Whether hantavirus spreads efficiently through the air depends on whether the virus is in people’s respiratory fluids—saliva or mucus in the upper respiratory tract or secretions from deep in the lungs.
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
This is not the first time that anxiety over Alexander Skarsgård’s synthetic manhood — and its fake secretions — has resulted in dual versions of a film.
—Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
It’s made with 96% snail secretion filtrate (yep, a mucus snails produce).
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 1 Apr. 2026
Until the lava of the bird’s stomach melts her valiant resins, dissolves her nomadic strength, and transforms her into a viscous secretion.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
This is not the first time that anxiety over Alexander Skarsgård’s synthetic manhood — and its fake secretions — has resulted in dual versions of a film.
—Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
It’s made with 96% snail secretion filtrate (yep, a mucus snails produce).
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 1 Apr. 2026
Until the lava of the bird’s stomach melts her valiant resins, dissolves her nomadic strength, and transforms her into a viscous secretion.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretion
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Researchers believe some kind of ritual marked this massive deposit, as the feasting and decorative objects might correspond to an event that might have propelled the stashing away of these astonishing artifacts, as per Heritage Daily.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Rams have 10 picks in this year’s draft, and that’s too many for any team, but especially one that has been drafting and stashing players after the first round for a few years.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, with Anas forced into hiding, a colleague who worked with him on the documentary, Amad Hussein Swali, was murdered in a shooting, a crime for which nobody has been caught.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Remove rock piles, brush piles, and other hiding spots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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On December 15, 2016, a trial court in the state of Aragua sentenced Guerrero Flores to 17 years and two months in prison for twelve crimes, including intentional homicide, escape from custody, concealment of a weapon of war, drug trafficking and criminal association.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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In May 2026, Marcelin was convicted of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse in connection to Leyden's death.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 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 19 Jun. 2026.
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