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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
When pressed and held for three seconds, the Panic Button emits a signal to sound the siren on your Ring Alarm.
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PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, that was when his brakes gave in, as sparks could be seen emitting from them.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The researchers also compared patients who lived close to facilities that emit TCE compared to those whose homes were farther away.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light (the most familiar color of the aurora) or a red light; nitrogen generally gives off a blue light.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, that was when his brakes gave in, as sparks could be seen emitting from them.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The researchers also compared patients who lived close to facilities that emit TCE compared to those whose homes were farther away.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light (the most familiar color of the aurora) or a red light; nitrogen generally gives off a blue light.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
Verb
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The self-reflective tone marks a thematic shift for a band whose debut radiated a cool irony, pulling emotional punches in favor of observations centered around mid-20s delusion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To this day, people come up to him and quote phrases his character used to utter.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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So Schwarber stood there, all right, uttering phrases no player on any team ever wants to utter during this time of year.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The veteran host has been candid about his firing, citing his opposition to casting political figures like Sean Spicer.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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From there, Leto threw Castro’s name into the mix for Seth and advocated for him until director Joachim Rønning and the rest of the Tron threequel’s brain trust officially cast him.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Orionid meteors appear to emanate from a point in the sky known as a radiant located close to the red giant Betelgeuse.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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There is a focus on the horrors created by humankind in the series, as well as those emanating from the supernatural.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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This and that Four Dolphins who were released by the team in August had workouts or visits elsewhere on Friday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Though the administration has released batches of files to the House Oversight Committee, Democrats point out that most of the information provided to the committee had already been public knowledge.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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