excreting

verb

present participle of excrete
as in secreting
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 excreting This pair of organs is responsible for filtering and excreting drugs from your body. — Carrie Madormo, Health, 7 Apr. 2026 This would be in accordance with the universal law of capital devouring everything potentially good and excreting it as something actually bad. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025 In fact, the birds let loose with the feces every four to ten minutes while in flight, excreting roughly 5 percent of their body mass every hour. — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excreting
  1. secreting
  2. expelling
  3. eliminating
  4. releasing
  5. evacuating
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  • Specifically, corals grow one to two centimeters per year by secreting layers of calcium carbonate.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Because secreting isopropyl myristate is not something exclusive to naked mole rats.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
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  • But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Sound waves cause air inside the spherical or bell-shaped structures to oscillate, pulling in diffuse airflow and expelling it as a concentrated, high-velocity jet.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of expelling
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  • The new system allows the drone to release supplies while hovering, drop payloads during forward flight, or land and unload cargo autonomously, eliminating the need for personnel or dedicated equipment at the receiving site.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Our own Fire Chief Tony Marrone has said that eliminating the entire deer population would increase the risk of wildfire on the island.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminating
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  • Getty Images More than 30 years after releasing its first album, Nickelback is gearing up to drop another full-length, one which has already produced some minor rock hits in America.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Since releasing her first album in 1967, Parton has received a total of 55 Grammy Award nominations, resulting in 10 wins.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of releasing
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  • In addition, many Israelis have taken pride in their country’s assistance to ill or wounded Palestinians during Israel’s war against Hamas by evacuating them for treatment outside Gaza.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Officials say people evacuating should be prepared to stay away from home for several days, as unpredictable winds have complicated the fight to contain the blaze.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of evacuating

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“Excreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excreting. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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