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emanated

verb

past tense of emanate
as in radiated
to throw or give off honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent

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Recent Examples of emanated Similar warnings have emanated from Florida, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 This success emanated from the partnerships formed between business, labor, government, academia, the nonprofit sector and the media. — Arne Carlson, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2026 Another interpretation is that people would rather spend their limited time on prose that emanated from another human mind. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Persistent cheers emanated from outside the locker room, where kids flanked the ramp to see the Ravens take the practice field. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The scent emanated from an installation in a greenhouse in the center of the city, filled with hay and senses-scrambling atmosphere from a fog machine. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026 Domenica Bongiovanni As Jordin Sparks sang the familiar trills of the national anthem, a series of loud pops emanated from the east. — Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 25 May 2026 Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing. — Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026 Diehard fans banged bass drums, songs emanated from the supporters’ wall and a packed stadium of 7,211 buzzed all the way through stoppage time of a tense game. — Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanated
  1. radiated
  2. emitted
  3. cast
  4. released
Verb
  • Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Feliciano and Jones radiated energy and exuberance throughout their first press conference as the principal owners of the Padres.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of radiated
Verb
  • The study also didn’t specifically measure blue light, the type emitted by cell phones and other electronic devices.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the project, the researchers measured X-rays emitted by the three radioactive elements.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of emitted
Verb
  • Voters in a few other states, including Minnesota and South Dakota, can cast absentee ballots in person, typically at a local election office or voting center.
    — ALI SWENSON, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As Nazareth’s pep band rang in the victory, parents offered the Celtics words of comfort, pausing only to cast glares in the direction of administrators.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of cast
Verb
  • Democrats hold just a five-percentage-point lead over Republicans about a month and a half out from the 2026 midterm elections, according to a new NBC News poll that was released on Sunday.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • On New Year’s Eve, Lindsay checked herself into McLean Psychiatric Hospital, where she was treated for depression, and days later released seventeen days before the murder.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of released

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“Emanated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanated. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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