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
By examining the frog's secretions, the researchers focused on a peptide called Andersonnin-D1 that exhibits antimicrobial action.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Doctors used a camera tube with a device to remove mucus plugs that yielded abundant secretions.
—Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, or by breathing in the virus after it's coughed, sneezed, or sent into the air by an infected person, according to WHO.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
This leads to pooling of mucous and increased infections from the bacteria and secretions not being cleared normally.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Doctors used a camera tube with a device to remove mucus plugs that yielded abundant secretions.
—Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, or by breathing in the virus after it's coughed, sneezed, or sent into the air by an infected person, according to WHO.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
This leads to pooling of mucous and increased infections from the bacteria and secretions not being cleared normally.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for secretion
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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