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
Reducing blood sugar by stimulating insulin secretion from the pancreas.
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
To check whether tumor cells were secreting something that primed the lungs to host them, Altea-Manzano and colleagues grew pieces of mouse mammary tumor in a dish, then collected the liquid containing all the cellular secretions.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, according to WHO.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Ducks, for instance, scoop up the oily secretion from the preen gland and spread it over their feathers to waterproof them.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
To check whether tumor cells were secreting something that primed the lungs to host them, Altea-Manzano and colleagues grew pieces of mouse mammary tumor in a dish, then collected the liquid containing all the cellular secretions.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, according to WHO.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Ducks, for instance, scoop up the oily secretion from the preen gland and spread it over their feathers to waterproof them.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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