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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
At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Buffett’s hometown of Omaha on Saturday, a 17-year-old high school student asked Abel about a Reuters investigation showing that Berkshire’s coal plants emit more nitrogen oxide pollution than those of any other major U.S. company.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
In 2004, a space telescope captured a magnetar — a type of star wrapped in magnetic fields trillions of times as strong as Earth’s — emitting a giant flare.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
The Senate on Thursday approved an effort to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule tied to the Clean Air Act and designed to limit seven of the most hazardous air pollutants that are emitted by heavy industry.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
As a result, many builders will install gas furnaces and water heaters that emit planet-warming carbon pollution.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
In 2004, a space telescope captured a magnetar — a type of star wrapped in magnetic fields trillions of times as strong as Earth’s — emitting a giant flare.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
The Senate on Thursday approved an effort to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule tied to the Clean Air Act and designed to limit seven of the most hazardous air pollutants that are emitted by heavy industry.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
As a result, many builders will install gas furnaces and water heaters that emit planet-warming carbon pollution.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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After nearly two decades in the spotlight, Julianne Hough still radiates an energy that can only be described as electric.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Such data centers, ideally, would be powered by solar panels and be able to radiate heat into the vacuum of space.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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They’re given rhyming, Italian-sounding names uttered in an exaggerated male text-to-speech voice alongside nonsensical phrases.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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What do the race stewards believe an F1 driver is supposed to utter if another car cuts them off on a corner at more than 200 mph?—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
3 May 2025
Verb
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In many municipalities, local governing bodies are casting the deciding vote.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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Production originally planned to cast another actor to play Jacob in the remaining four films.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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There was a kind of strength that emanated from them that always impressed me.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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But Trump won’t be able to avoid altogether diplomacy on Gaza or Iran: The Gulf countries hosting him are also interested in easing the regional tensions that emanate from these two places.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Spring was released on personal recognizance after a Worcester judge entered not guilty pleas on her behalf during an arraignment on Friday.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Users pay a monthly fee, from $199 to $359 a year, and receive free hardware updates when new models are released.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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