as in radiates
to throw or give off
honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent
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Recent Examples of emanates
Even with the seats ripped up in rows and the bleachers bent and cracked into pieces along the lower part of the bowl as the dismantling and sell off gets underway, the place just emanates history.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
The fragrance emanates from handcrafted beeswax candles created by owner Jessica Wolfer.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Service Genuine warmth emanates from the staff, creating an atmosphere that puts guests at ease.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
An unadulterated sonic purity emanates from its soundhole.
—Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2026
But power emanates from historical consciousness.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The actor will shout out a number and then — in an impressive display of audience amplification by sound designer Tom Gibbons — a reply emanates back from somewhere in the theater.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
Ordinarily, the only chill in figure skating emanates from the ice itself.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Pablo Santiago’s lighting and Aaron Rhyne’s projections lend the production a dreamlike fluidity, ideal for a play that emanates as much from Salieri’s memory as from his unconscious.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
The fragrance emanates from handcrafted beeswax candles created by owner Jessica Wolfer.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Service Genuine warmth emanates from the staff, creating an atmosphere that puts guests at ease.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
An unadulterated sonic purity emanates from its soundhole.
—Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2026
But power emanates from historical consciousness.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The actor will shout out a number and then — in an impressive display of audience amplification by sound designer Tom Gibbons — a reply emanates back from somewhere in the theater.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
Ordinarily, the only chill in figure skating emanates from the ice itself.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Pablo Santiago’s lighting and Aaron Rhyne’s projections lend the production a dreamlike fluidity, ideal for a play that emanates as much from Salieri’s memory as from his unconscious.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanates
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That said, Condor's bubbliness radiates through the screen.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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The 6-foot-5, blue-eyed Cipriani — an under-the-radar figure around the entertainment industry who’s now at the center of one of its biggest stories — radiates main character energy.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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Its root system emits a toxic chemical called juglone.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
4 Apr. 2026
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So naturally in a state that treats basketball like a religion and the sport’s biggest stars like royalty, nobody casts a bigger shadow in this community now than the slender 6-foot-6, 196-pound, 19-year-old freshman who changed Final Four weekend with one brilliant shining moment Sunday afternoon.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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That 1968 Roman Polanski horror film casts a long shadow over They Will Kill You, which also involves unwitting victims, eccentric neighbors, heinous rituals, and hell’s landlord.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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