as in radiates
to throw or give off
honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent
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Recent Examples of emanates
So that the great humanity that Toni emanates just with this face would suffice.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, our central bank can’t seem to distinguish between non-monetary inflation that emanates from events like floods or the imposition of sales taxes, and monetary inflation that comes from devaluing the dollar.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
My love emanates from the small fairy ring of children.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
This woke bill is just one more example of the moral decay that emanates from Democrats who turn away from Christianity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
What Philly’s ascension and Sunday night’s rout should remind the Dolphins and other chasers is that the fundamentals of football — offensive and defensive lines — are the starting blocks from which everything else emanates.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
The comedy comes from watching Matt's old school and clearly conservative outlook clash with Riley's more enlightened perspectives, while the pathos emanates from how father and daughter confront the pain of losing the family matriarch to a heart attack while jogging.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
As haunting music emanates from behind a red curtain, an emcee emerges and announces that all the sounds are prerecorded; the entire show is an illusion.
—Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Every element in Master Gardener emanates from an honest, unaffected belief that love heals all wounds and that no one, even the absolute worst among us, is beyond saving.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, our central bank can’t seem to distinguish between non-monetary inflation that emanates from events like floods or the imposition of sales taxes, and monetary inflation that comes from devaluing the dollar.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
My love emanates from the small fairy ring of children.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
This woke bill is just one more example of the moral decay that emanates from Democrats who turn away from Christianity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
What Philly’s ascension and Sunday night’s rout should remind the Dolphins and other chasers is that the fundamentals of football — offensive and defensive lines — are the starting blocks from which everything else emanates.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
The comedy comes from watching Matt's old school and clearly conservative outlook clash with Riley's more enlightened perspectives, while the pathos emanates from how father and daughter confront the pain of losing the family matriarch to a heart attack while jogging.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
As haunting music emanates from behind a red curtain, an emcee emerges and announces that all the sounds are prerecorded; the entire show is an illusion.
—Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Every element in Master Gardener emanates from an honest, unaffected belief that love heals all wounds and that no one, even the absolute worst among us, is beyond saving.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanates
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Everything in the universe radiates, pumping out heat.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Just as Queenz Eye’s fashion choices embrace contrast and individuality, their music radiates the same spirit of boldness and diversity.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
27 Aug. 2025
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Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light (the most familiar color of the aurora) or a red light; nitrogen generally gives off a blue light.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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These devices use semitransparent fluorescent glass that absorbs part of the sunlight, emits light, and directs it to solar cells placed on the edges for power generation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beyond vaccines and autism, the MAHA plan casts a wider net, targeting ultraprocessed food, water quality, fluoride exposure, and the use of prescription drugs in children.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the Farm Bill casts a long shadow.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Emanates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanates. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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