excreting

verb

Definition of excretingnext
present participle of excrete
as in secreting
formal to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body excrete sweat The kidneys excrete toxins.

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  1. eliminating
  2. releasing
  3. evacuating
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  • Join 79 others in the comments View Comments Last month’s job growth also should go a long way in eliminating any need for urgency from the Fed, Josh Hirt, senior US economist at Vanguard, told CNN.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Setting a regulatory budget limits the total cost that regulations can impose on the economy, forcing agencies to prioritize eliminating outdated and inefficient regulations rather than adding new rules to the pile.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of eliminating
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  • After releasing a complex application and revising it several times, the California Department of Education finally announced awards in May 2024.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Though Imperial is no longer operational, independent bottlers, like Cask 88, continue releasing stock of rare whisky casks.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of releasing
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  • Israel says its operations in Lebanon seek to allow tens of thousands of its citizens to return home after evacuating from northern Israel by Hezbollah bombardments during the Gaza war.
    Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Luckily, the woman living in the house escaped by evacuating through a window.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of evacuating
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