as in concealing
to put into a hiding place
the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car
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Recent Examples of secreting
Demodex brevis lives on the oil-secreting glands along the eyelids (the meibomian glands), while Demodex folliculorum resides in the lash follicles.
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Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026
And the arsenal was only the latest example of his infatuation with secreting away weaponry.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Organoids that actually work The team also demonstrated endodermal differentiation by producing insulin-secreting islet organoids.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in the udder.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Key Takeaways The gallbladder plays a role in digestion by secreting bile to help digest fats after meals.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026
And the arsenal was only the latest example of his infatuation with secreting away weaponry.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Organoids that actually work The team also demonstrated endodermal differentiation by producing insulin-secreting islet organoids.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in the udder.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Key Takeaways The gallbladder plays a role in digestion by secreting bile to help digest fats after meals.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secreting
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The justices sided with the parents suing over the California policy of concealing children’s gender transitions, which the school facilitates, from parents.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Forcibly disappearing people has long been a tactic by cartels to consolidate control through terror while also concealing homicide numbers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Just over two minutes later, the Senators tied the game with Batherson burying a rebound in the crease for his second of the game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Just enough animation to keep you from giving up and burying the thing in an unmarked grave.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Under her tenure, the Department has lost centuries of professional experience, willfully violated federal law and judicial orders alike, while at the same time, hiding millions of documents linked to the Epstein files in a massive cover-up.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Grass lines in 8 to 15 feet of water make a perfect location for ambushing their prey and hiding from other predatory fish like muskies.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Secreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secreting. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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