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.
—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
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
Verb
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The field absorbs solar radiation from the sun and radiates that heat back onto the pitch.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Heat radiates from the pages of this extraordinary novel about a poor family in rural Mississippi in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Verb
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For example, even before breakfast, blood sugar surges in the morning because your body emits cortisol — which increases glucose production.—
Noelle Harff,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The sun emits ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the thing sunscreens are designed to protect against.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Verb
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In doing so, Tehran casts itself in an elevated strategic position, as a party capable of setting terms.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
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The Lever, which surfaced the record, notes the filings are too vague to tie Boafo personally to that contract, and his campaign casts him as a consistent ICE opponent.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Emanates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanates. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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