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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
Mud volcanoes ooze liquified brown sediment and emit shimmering curtains of methane bubbles.
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Such initiatives are crucial for understanding how our home star emits radiation, a life-and-death concern for human spaceflight missions — particularly for trips to the moon, as NASA is pursuing with the Artemis program, or Mars.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The telescope, known as the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, will detect infrared light or heat being emitted by elusive asteroids and comets.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Its root system emits a toxic chemical called juglone.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Such initiatives are crucial for understanding how our home star emits radiation, a life-and-death concern for human spaceflight missions — particularly for trips to the moon, as NASA is pursuing with the Artemis program, or Mars.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The telescope, known as the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, will detect infrared light or heat being emitted by elusive asteroids and comets.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Its root system emits a toxic chemical called juglone.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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Administrator Crystal Ruth switches on dozens of heat lamps that radiate a yellow hue to warm at least 80 disabled, abandoned or formerly abused animals that call the rescue home.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Gonzalez faces two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments and 59 counts of embezzlement, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Do not utter the word pizza or any of the aforementioned ingredients.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Denise Lieberman, director and general counsel for the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, an organization that champions accessible elections, said the signs serve no purpose, since they’re tied to eligibility, which would be vetted by election officials before a ballot is cast.—
Jack Harvel
April 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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The feds would refuse to send ballots to people deemed ineligible to cast them.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the loud complaints about the Iran war emanating from the far right are not insignificant — for instance, from podcasters Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly and political journals like The American Conservative.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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That change is real, and the transformation of software engineering jobs explains much of the current panic emanating from Silicon Valley.—
Omar Abbosh,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stunning photos taken by the crew were released on Tuesday, April 7, one day after their loop around the moon, showing spectacular views and a solar eclipse in space.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Last year, Patel released Monkey Man, an action thriller he co-wrote, directed and starred in.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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