excreted

verb

Definition of excretednext
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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  1. expelled
  2. eliminated
  3. released
Verb
  • So my husband, for example, his family is from Egypt, expelled by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For example, the Beverly Hills school district expelled five eighth-graders who shared fake nudes of 16 other eighth-graders in February.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of expelled
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  • Lastly, eliminated California ends up with Padegimaite, who has to be relatively miffed that she’s gone from a lead position with a playoff team to a playing-out-the-string team like California.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Three of the five were immediately eliminated – Rasmussen's sister, mother, and her close friend –after submitting DNA samples.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of eliminated
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  • An image released by the Center for Human Rights in Iran appears to show Roshanak Molaei in a physical confrontation with a man on a motorcycle.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of released
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