as in secreted
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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 excreted
Njoroge's job is to help calculate the appropriate dose of a drug to give to a patient by determining how it's absorbed by the body, processed or metabolized, and excreted.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
More is not necessarily better, as excess vitamin C is excreted in urine.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
Sooty mold is the black residue that grows on the clear, sticky honeydew excreted by the scale.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Water flows into the body, and any excess is excreted through dilute urine.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Any extra water-soluble nutrients your body doesn't use are excreted through your pee.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
During the 30-day experiment, rats on a diet comprised of 60% fat – far higher than the 35% to 40% typically seen in human diets – excreted more fat after eating the microbeads, but without side effects or blood sugar fluctuations.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
More is not necessarily better, as excess vitamin C is excreted in urine.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
Sooty mold is the black residue that grows on the clear, sticky honeydew excreted by the scale.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Water flows into the body, and any excess is excreted through dilute urine.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Any extra water-soluble nutrients your body doesn't use are excreted through your pee.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
During the 30-day experiment, rats on a diet comprised of 60% fat – far higher than the 35% to 40% typically seen in human diets – excreted more fat after eating the microbeads, but without side effects or blood sugar fluctuations.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreted
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The authors may even be right about the growing evidence for the existence of God secreted away in the latest science.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Shellac derives from the resinous material secreted by the lac bug, much like honey comes from a bee.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Dali had nearly been expelled from the Surrealist movement in 1934 for refusing to denounce the Nazis, and yet his star still burned bright.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Azabal plays Layal, a tightly wound Arabic professor whose troubled teenage son Daniel (Zolghadri) is expelled from high school, prompting her to escort him from Indiana to California to live with his estranged father.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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If no one gets more than 50% on the first count, the lowest performing candidate is eliminated and their supporter's next choices are counted until someone gets a majority.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The defeat to Bosnia added more misery for four-time champion Italy after being eliminated by Sweden and North Macedonia, respectively, in the qualifying playoffs for the last two World Cups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Individual awards such as Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year will be released throughout the week.—
Charles Baggarly
April 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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Captain has been released from jail after a judge set bail at $250,000, and he is set to enter a plea on April 9, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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