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
These ants, known for their ability to detonate their own bodies, release a toxic secretion to neutralize the threat of invading predators.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, or by breathing in the virus after it's coughed, sneezed or sent into the air by an infected person, according to WHO.
—USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
At the precise moment of detonation, the ants release a potent and viscous secretion — a biochemical cocktail that adheres to the exoskeletons of the predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
By examining the frog's secretions, the researchers focused on a peptide called Andersonnin-D1 that exhibits antimicrobial action.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, or by breathing in the virus after it's coughed, sneezed or sent into the air by an infected person, according to WHO.
—USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
At the precise moment of detonation, the ants release a potent and viscous secretion — a biochemical cocktail that adheres to the exoskeletons of the predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
By examining the frog's secretions, the researchers focused on a peptide called Andersonnin-D1 that exhibits antimicrobial action.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Secretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretion. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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