as in stashing
the placing of something out of sight
the secretion of their money in the backyard turned out to be a huge mistake
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Recent Examples of secretion
But caterpillars also contain a potential windfall of medically useful compounds within their toxic secretions.
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Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
May Help Control Blood Sugar Magnesium plays a role in insulin secretion, which is the process of insulin being released from the pancreas into the bloodstream in response to elevated blood sugar.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Sea scallops are part of the bivalve family because the animals inside create their own shells through the secretion of calcium carbonate, according to the Ocean Conservancy.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
The presence of extrafloral nectar doesn’t mean that the citrus plant will draw ants into the house, but the secretions may be a sticky minor nuisance.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
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Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
May Help Control Blood Sugar Magnesium plays a role in insulin secretion, which is the process of insulin being released from the pancreas into the bloodstream in response to elevated blood sugar.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Sea scallops are part of the bivalve family because the animals inside create their own shells through the secretion of calcium carbonate, according to the Ocean Conservancy.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
The presence of extrafloral nectar doesn’t mean that the citrus plant will draw ants into the house, but the secretions may be a sticky minor nuisance.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for secretion
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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