excreted

verb

past tense of excrete
as in secreted
formal 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 Nutrients that aren’t absorbed are largely excreted, contributing to the mineral load in manure. — Aidan Connolly, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Fat-Soluble Vitamins Unlike water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins are not excreted in the urine by the kidneys. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026 Excess potassium, including the minuscule amounts of potassium-40, is excreted. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 The organism reproduces by releasing oocysts, which are excreted in those human feces. — Joan Rose, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 Many ants feed on the sugary honeydew excreted by these insects and will actively protect them from predators. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026 The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys. — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 29 June 2026 Pedersen says that the museum contacted a scent fabricator, who recommended that the best way to mimic the droppings of this large, plant-eating beast would be to use the scent excreted by a non-extinct, similarly large vegetarian. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026 Hantaviruses, a family of pathogens, are spread by rodents, mostly mice, and excreted in the animals’ saliva, droppings and urine. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreted
  1. secreted
  2. expelled
  3. eliminated
  4. released
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  • Yet secreted under the layered bark of some pines is a pest whose upcoming flight places Colorado’s highest concentration of real estate and infrastructure values at risk.
    — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In this event, the antibodies can grab onto molecules dangling off the outside of the egg as well as molecules secreted by the egg.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • Cornell University would not confirm whether Newell was expelled, citing federal statutes protecting students’ privacy.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While Cornell did conduct an internal investigation, and expelled or suspended several of the men, no criminal charges were brought against the accused at the time.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of expelled
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  • The person with the least votes after each round is eliminated, with ballots reapportioned or exhausted until the winner clears 50%.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But in 2025, Congress eliminated that tax — and in early August, a federal judge in Texas ruled that without it, those other measures for extra vetting were unconstitutional, the Idaho Statesman reported at the time.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminated
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  • When released under conditions of acute stress, glucocorticoids power fight or flight by shunting metabolic energy away from processes such as digestion and toward the heart, lungs, brain and muscles.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of released

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