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as in to radiate
to throw or give off
nuclei that emit gamma rays
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Recent Examples of emit
Biodiversity is threatened as trees that absorb pollution are replaced by cattle that emit methane, a greenhouse gas contributing to global warming.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney found that rotating and restacking layers of hBN can significantly alter the color and wavelength of light emitted by quantum emitters embedded within the material.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Galaxies emit light across the electromagnetic spectrum, but wavelengths in the extreme ultraviolet (UV) are absorbed very efficiently by pervasive clouds of hydrogen in intergalactic space, which blocks most of that UV light from more distant objects.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Cameron Knight The iconic water tower in Florence appears to be undamaged and is no longer emitting water.
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David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 June 2026
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney found that rotating and restacking layers of hBN can significantly alter the color and wavelength of light emitted by quantum emitters embedded within the material.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Galaxies emit light across the electromagnetic spectrum, but wavelengths in the extreme ultraviolet (UV) are absorbed very efficiently by pervasive clouds of hydrogen in intergalactic space, which blocks most of that UV light from more distant objects.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Cameron Knight The iconic water tower in Florence appears to be undamaged and is no longer emitting water.
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David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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Her lips amplified her glow, painted in a romantic glossy pink ready to radiate light.
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Their voices capture the nostalgia, warmth and joy that radiate from their characters and the movie as a whole.
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The suspect tried to open the aircraft door during the flight and, when restrained by the crew, uttered racial and homophobic slurs against the professionals, the statement said.
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Diplomats are paid to lie for their country, but this may be the greatest and most obvious falsehood ever uttered by a diplomat not named Sergey Lavrov.
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Since launching his menswear brand in 2015, the Mexican American designer casts the same key models repeatedly, such as Shaid Anaya, who takes breaks from his regular job as a construction workers to walk his shows.
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Hilton, running on a platform of affordability and lowering taxes, has seized on the sentiment, casting health coverage for immigrants without legal status as deeply unfair and a direct threat to the state’s ability to help citizens.
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Hard reality soon collided with Brexiteers’ bold promises of immigration controls, trade deals, more money for public services and an end to complex regulations emanating from Brussels.
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And that praise wasn’t only emanating from Beijing.
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Cops released an image of him aboard the bus wearing a white hoodie and are asking the public’s help tracking him down.
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The letter does not include permission for Anthropic to release Fable, a less powerful version of Mythos.
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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