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
And as for confectioner's glaze, which is responsible for candy corn's shiny finish, this product is derived from bug secretion.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
For example, calcium and vitamin D play major roles in insulin resistance and secretion.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
This form of avian flu is spread through saliva, nasal secretions and feces of infected birds.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The zoo was unable to confirm the source of the exposure, but the Centers for Disease Control say that HPAI is spread through saliva, nasal secretion and the feces of infected birds.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
For example, calcium and vitamin D play major roles in insulin resistance and secretion.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
This form of avian flu is spread through saliva, nasal secretions and feces of infected birds.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The zoo was unable to confirm the source of the exposure, but the Centers for Disease Control say that HPAI is spread through saliva, nasal secretion and the feces of infected birds.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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