as in radiates
to throw or give off
honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent
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Recent Examples of emanates
Festering below, stagnant water emanates the telltale smell of rotten eggs, likely a mix of methane and sulfur dioxide.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
And because hospitals get paid more when patients appear sicker, the financial gravity emanates in one direction.
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Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
Either way, the look is versatile and emanates a casual, cool feel that can be elevated with a bright red flat or silk scarf tied in your hair.
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Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
Beyond these questions of wider exposure, this emanates from the film itself, whose characterization and depth just don’t convince as much as its atmospherics.
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David Katz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Aromatic frangipani emanates in the air, while nipa palms cloak the resort’s eight villas and two larger complexes for bigger parties.
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Skyli Alvarez,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
The duo even selected the signature scent that emanates within.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 May 2026
The image posted by the president Sunday night showed Trump wearing a biblical-style robe and laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers — while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly.
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Will Weissert,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
And because hospitals get paid more when patients appear sicker, the financial gravity emanates in one direction.
—
Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
Either way, the look is versatile and emanates a casual, cool feel that can be elevated with a bright red flat or silk scarf tied in your hair.
—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
Beyond these questions of wider exposure, this emanates from the film itself, whose characterization and depth just don’t convince as much as its atmospherics.
—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Aromatic frangipani emanates in the air, while nipa palms cloak the resort’s eight villas and two larger complexes for bigger parties.
—
Skyli Alvarez,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
The duo even selected the signature scent that emanates within.
—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 May 2026
The image posted by the president Sunday night showed Trump wearing a biblical-style robe and laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers — while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly.
—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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.
—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanates
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This way, the whole surface area of each droplet radiates away heat.
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The field absorbs solar radiation from the sun and radiates that heat back onto the pitch.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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Since launching his menswear brand in 2015, the Mexican American designer casts the same key models repeatedly, such as Shaid Anaya, who takes breaks from his regular job as a construction workers to walk his shows.
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Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.
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“Emanates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanates. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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