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
The team believes that rubs’ glow may be made from a combination of plant and tree sap and secretions from the animal’s forehead glands.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
First, a knight’s urgent secretion plops to the ground behind a tree that offers far too little.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
Weight loss drugs mimic the action of this hormone by increasing the secretion of insulin to lower blood sugar.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
In the early 2000s, Jimo Borjigin, a physiologist and neuroscientist at the University of Michigan who studied circadian rhythms, and in particular, melatonin secretion in animals,, made a curious discovery.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for secretion
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
First, a knight’s urgent secretion plops to the ground behind a tree that offers far too little.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
Weight loss drugs mimic the action of this hormone by increasing the secretion of insulin to lower blood sugar.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
In the early 2000s, Jimo Borjigin, a physiologist and neuroscientist at the University of Michigan who studied circadian rhythms, and in particular, melatonin secretion in animals,, made a curious discovery.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretion
Noun
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Their sleek silhouette, flexible design, and shorter style make these boots perfect for wearing on travel days or stashing in your suitcase.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Grab this under-$50 rolling cart made for stashing and organizing pantry goods, produce, and more.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, opposition leaders who had been in hiding for months are beginning to step back into the public eye.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rushdie went into hiding with around the clock police protection for 10 years.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But concealment is expensive, and the regime is out of money.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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So far, all she has been charged with is concealment of a human corpse.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Squirrels, other rodents and a variety of birds typically do the caching, storing the acorns to be eaten later when conditions soften the outer shell.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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