as in conceals
to put into a hiding place
the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car
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Recent Examples of secretes
The pancreas secretes insulin after a meal to lower blood sugar levels.
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Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
Normal weight on the outside, visceral fat within —which secretes inflammatory compounds silently destroying arteries.
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Aditi Kantipuly,
STAT,
17 Mar. 2026
But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that donkeys’ skin secretes a chemical that ticks avoid.
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Maggie Koerth,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
The extra fat tissue secretes more estrogen in the body, which can help cancer cells grow and multiply.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
Normal weight on the outside, visceral fat within —which secretes inflammatory compounds silently destroying arteries.
—
Aditi Kantipuly,
STAT,
17 Mar. 2026
But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that donkeys’ skin secretes a chemical that ticks avoid.
—
Maggie Koerth,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
The extra fat tissue secretes more estrogen in the body, which can help cancer cells grow and multiply.
—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretes
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That statistic should be alarming, given that only about 30% of single-family homes in Chicago have central air, compared with 76% nationwide — an average that conceals a starker reality.
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Paromita, a widowed teacher, conceals her loneliness behind the cover of duty and routine, while Shefali, a working wife, hides her bruises beneath concealer and silence.
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The algorithm buries it because the pattern is easy to detect.
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Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
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Below the dash, the center console is simplified with a small panel of control buttons, a wireless phone charge pad, cup holders and an arm rest that hides a bit of storage space.
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Other supplements come in gelatin capsules, made from collagen derived from cow and pig bones and hides, or mixed with dairy binders such as lactose and sodium caseinate.
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“Secretes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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