as in to secrete
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to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body
excrete sweat The kidneys excrete toxins.
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Recent Examples of excrete
When water is lost, the body also excretes key electrolytes such as potassium and sodium.
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Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
It is most often excreted in stool or urine.2
Most people can tolerate oxalate well.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
The beans are excreted, collected, washed, and roasted.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Eventually, the body does gradually excrete the water, which reduces the appearance of extra weight.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
It is most often excreted in stool or urine.2
Most people can tolerate oxalate well.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
The beans are excreted, collected, washed, and roasted.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Eventually, the body does gradually excrete the water, which reduces the appearance of extra weight.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrete
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But the science of menopause is considerably more recent, dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when physicians in Europe began to research the effects of chemicals secreted by the body which control reproduction.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Some ants secrete antibiotics for their nest mates with injuries.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Arab League is holding a summit in Egypt on Tuesday to strategize a proposal to counter President Donald Trump's proposal to forcibly expel Palestinians from their land in Gaza and reconstruct the strip -- a proposal that experts and U.S. allies have said violates international law.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, a White House official this week proposed expelling Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, in a move that could further escalate tensions between the two countries.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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As part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to shrink the federal workforce, the General Services Administration eliminated its technology unit, CBS News learned Saturday.—
Rhona Tarrant,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday (Feb. 27) to eliminate more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts, as well as $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance worldwide, according to the Associated Press.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrete. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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