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
In healthy people, the gene codes for a protein involved in clearing respiratory secretions from the lungs, but the mutation produces a defective version.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
This two-way street allows your brain to influence your gut’s functions—like motility, secretion, and immune responses.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
The drugs work by mimicking a hormone in the body — glucagon-like peptide-1 — that stimulates insulin secretion and reduces appetite.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 2 Aug. 2025
The secretions can irritate your skin and mucous membranes.1
Millipedes are attracted to cool, damp places, so when summer heat makes the conditions outside too hot and dry, millipedes often migrate inside in search of more favorable living conditions.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
This two-way street allows your brain to influence your gut’s functions—like motility, secretion, and immune responses.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
The drugs work by mimicking a hormone in the body — glucagon-like peptide-1 — that stimulates insulin secretion and reduces appetite.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 2 Aug. 2025
The secretions can irritate your skin and mucous membranes.1
Millipedes are attracted to cool, damp places, so when summer heat makes the conditions outside too hot and dry, millipedes often migrate inside in search of more favorable living conditions.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretion
Noun
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Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison previously said Decker may have scoped out a hiding location before going off the grid using his extensive military and outdoor survival training.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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But video later emerged showing that Swift had secretly attended the game and did so by slipping into the stadium hiding behind a giant screen.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the classic grounds for denaturalization include concealment of criminal histories or material lies in the naturalization process, there are growing indications that serious tax fraud may be viewed as evidence that naturalization was procured illegally or fraudulently.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The containerized system also supports camouflage and concealment in contested environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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