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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
These ping pong balls were known to burst into flames and emit a lot of smoke.
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Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Allowances function as authorizations to emit a limited amount of greenhouse gases in the state.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Rather, this engine emits a more droning zing.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 25 Feb. 2026
Coal units emit deadly, toxic particulate matter, awash with contaminates like heavy metals, sulfur dioxide and black carbon.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
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Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Allowances function as authorizations to emit a limited amount of greenhouse gases in the state.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Rather, this engine emits a more droning zing.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 25 Feb. 2026
Coal units emit deadly, toxic particulate matter, awash with contaminates like heavy metals, sulfur dioxide and black carbon.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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The inner shift radiates outward.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Owner and hairstylist Isis Brantley radiates that same energy.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Others seem too nervous to utter much of anything at all.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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Being in the room with these other actors was so helpful for performance and to build a sense of momentum so that every word, every line wasn’t uttered in isolation in a vacuum.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, the President urged lawmakers to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states, among other changes.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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This playful, low-profile side table and lamp combo is the ideal height for casting an ambient glow around a platform bed frame.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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The pullback may emanate from comments made by CFO Colette Kress during the company’s earnings call regarding inventory levels.—
Justin Zacks,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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In other footage, filmed farther down the driveway, automatic gunfire can be heard, while a third video taken at the same time shows thick black smoke emanating from the site.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Chelsea have followed that path while spending on transfers at an unprecedented level, last season recording the highest pre-tax loss in English football history (£342m), according to data released by UEFA on Thursday.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Buffalo Police had no updates Friday, but on Thursday released body-camera footage of the 2025 incident that led to Shah Alam being jailed for a year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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