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verb

past tense of secrete

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Recent Examples of secreted
Verb
The brain map also provides insight into the neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin, secreted by the various types of neurons, per a statement. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secreted
Adjective
  • Tanya has been arrested after repeatedly failing to respond to a grand-jury subpoena, and the cops found a hidden car in the garage — a car tied to the double murder in Boston.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Its beauty lies in its kind people, mesmerizing wildlife, and remote, hidden landscapes.
    Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Joaquin Phoenix’s homes are as concealed as his private life.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Hussein Al Bashir, a representative of Palestinian group Fatah, was killed the following month in Cyprus by a bomb concealed in his hotel bed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • There would be subterranean and above-ground parking, and at least 20% of the units are expected to be designated as affordable with subsidized rents.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • An upscale hotel and spa — featuring a juice bar and multiple subterranean pools — is set to open on NE Alberta Street with spa services coming this month and the hotel opening next year.
    Axios Portland, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Musk has for years buried certain critics under an avalanche of legal troubles.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, the country will honor the victims, many of whom were buried in unmarked graves at psychiatric and other sites that were places of care in New Zealand.
    Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • How would an undergrad completely unexposed to business and compensation practices critically digest this information?
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • In completely unexposed areas, however, the lizards virtually disappeared after the big toads showed up.
    Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 17 June 2024
Adjective
  • Within hours in office, Trump would also overtake the Justice Department and install an Acting Attorney General who would fire Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor who indicted Trump for willfully mishandling classified information and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Israeli media reports say the case concerns the leak of classified information to two European media outlets by an advisor who may not have been formally employed and did not have security clearance, without naming the individual.
    Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • How to become a wildlife rehabilitator The process to legally take care of certain kinds of restricted wildlife varies by state, but virtually everyone who wants to help rehabilitate a squirrel or similar animal in the U.S. needs a permit from their state and possibly the federal government.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Also common with restricted stock, properly filing an 83(b) election can be instrumental to reduce your taxable income from the purchase (perhaps to zero), in favor of long-term capital gains tax rates later on.
    Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Secreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secreted. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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