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
More is not necessarily better, as excess vitamin C is excreted in urine.
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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
And maybe that meal has been excreted by a microbe.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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
The fecal tests revealed that these rats excreted more undigested fat in their waste, with no signs of gut discomfort.
—Jay Kakade
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
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
And maybe that meal has been excreted by a microbe.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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
The fecal tests revealed that these rats excreted more undigested fat in their waste, with no signs of gut discomfort.
—Jay Kakade
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreted
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Amylin is hormone co-secreted with insulin in the pancreas to suppress appetite and reduce food intake.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finally, like mealy bugs, the honeydew secreted by aphids can encourage the growth of sooty mold and fungus.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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As three other members have already been expelled, this would leave only two people on the CMC – Xi himself (the commander in chief), and Xi’s anti-corruption tsar.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 Feb. 2026
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A couple of days later, two journalists, a Colombian and a Mexican, were stopped at Tienditas, another of Cúcuta’s border crossings, and held for hours, before being expelled.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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During his regime, political parties were eliminated, opponents were executed, and Park named himself president for life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The federal electric vehicle tax incentive was also eliminated in 2025, so there was a sales bump as American drivers took advantage of the tax credit before it was removed.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Key Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested by heavily armed men on Sunday night, his supporters said, just hours after he had been released from a jail where he was held as a political prisoner.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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According to a statement released by Bad Bunny’s publicist, the couple had first invited Bad Bunny to attend their wedding but were instead invited to be part of the Apple Music halftime show performance.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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