SECRETING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

secreting

verb

present participle of secrete

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 Specifically, corals grow one to two centimeters per year by secreting layers of calcium carbonate. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Because secreting isopropyl myristate is not something exclusive to naked mole rats. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026 When activated by heat, the spores awaken and begin secreting enzymes that chemically break down the material from within. — New Atlas, 11 May 2026 One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 Demodex brevis lives on the oil-secreting glands along the eyelids (the meibomian glands), while Demodex folliculorum resides in the lash follicles. — 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 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

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Since then, the front portico of the building has been covered by a construction tarp, concealing most of its name.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The group is accused of diverting association dues, insurance, loan proceeds and collection revenues (others fees such as fines or special assessments) while concealing the flow of the money.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealing

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In one southern Nepali district — Chitwan — authorities will resort to burying hundreds of unidentified bodies in a mass grave, local police told CNN.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying some buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of burying

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The trio were found hiding in a ditch about 200 yards from where they were pulled over, according to the news release.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
After six months of war, the deadlock has left the Islamic Republic bitterly divided, while its ultimate arbiter, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remains in hiding.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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