as in flow
a flowing or going out
The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.
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Recent Examples of emission
This amplifies the high-energy emissions in the jet when astronomers look at it.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
Our proprietary technology transforms captured CO2 into the exact same molecular building blocks that brands rely on today, but without the oil extraction or associated emissions.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
But this early in the fire season, the coloring serves as an inescapable reminder of greenhouse gas emissions and the mobility solutions that might reduce or at least slightly mitigate the future of radical weather crises.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Beijing has plans for these sources to lower coal dependency and peak its carbon emissions by 2030.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
Our proprietary technology transforms captured CO2 into the exact same molecular building blocks that brands rely on today, but without the oil extraction or associated emissions.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
But this early in the fire season, the coloring serves as an inescapable reminder of greenhouse gas emissions and the mobility solutions that might reduce or at least slightly mitigate the future of radical weather crises.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Beijing has plans for these sources to lower coal dependency and peak its carbon emissions by 2030.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Aug. 2025
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For decades, biologists understood the flow of genetic information through a simple framework: DNA produces RNA, which in turn makes proteins, leading to observable traits and disease.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Install the exhaust fan in back of toilet tank with plastic discharge pipe shortest distance to outside.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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When a student comes in concerned about a genital rash, blisters, discharge or pain with urination, STI testing is part of the workup.—
Jill Grimes,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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SpaceX redesigns Starship ahead of flight 10 SpaceX also revealed a redesign to Starship earlier in August after the first three test flights of 2025 all ended in dramatic explosions in the sky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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After the Breeze Airways flight’s diversion to Grand Junction Regional Airport, officers with the city’s police department boarded the plane and arrested Carver, according to an affidavit.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Dalai Lama himself is believed by his followers to be an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist god of compassion.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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Its wider, slightly belled tulip also softens the rough alcohol emanations that the Glencairn enhances.—
Tom Mylan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Southbound Stock Connect saw very large sells in the Hong Kong Tracker and Hang Seng China Enterprise ETFs, with $2.30 billion worth of outflow today, though Alibaba had a strong day of net buying.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ether ETFs saw more than $5 billion in inflows in July alone (with just a single day of outflows of $1.8 million on July 2), bringing it's total cumulative inflows to $9.64 to date.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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