EMANATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

emanating

verb

present participle of emanate

as in radiating

to throw or give off honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent

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Recent Examples of emanating Across the valley in Hemet, the plan grew by 660%, with more than 1,100 new policies emanating from a single ZIP Code. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Cybersecurity stocks gained thanks to the safety warnings emanating from frontier large language model (LLM) developers. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 This goes beyond the typical optimism of this time of year and the confidence emanating from every corner of the roster tells as much of a story as the trade for Dexter Lawrence. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Beyond the rush of the air and the noise of the tires, there was precious little sound emanating from the car. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026 And then, the second are the trading card games, and that’s really Pokémon emanating from Japan. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 Although nicely scented to us humans, the strong, sweet perfume emanating from Dutch hyacinth flowers is off-putting to many animals, as is the fruity scent of the unrelated grape hyacinth, which deer and rabbits perceive as musky. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The trouble is, much of the AI energy is emanating from Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and other chaebols. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026 The images also show bright and dark streaks emanating from the crater. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

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Youth and parents linked their loss of care to spikes in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, with stress radiating through entire families.

— Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings.

— Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of radiating

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The devices, essentially dimmable table lamps with a heat-emitting bulb positioned above a jar, melt scented wax from the top down.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
To deliver enough for even a small building, a functional brewery would need to be constructed – without emitting a bunch of carbon dioxide or risking your microbes.

— Mike McRae September 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

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Khan recalls pushing Ramakrishnan toward a specific physical transformation during casting.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
With breathtaking speed, a little over a month after the Good Earth casting rejection, Wong left Hollywood to fulfill her lifelong dream of visiting China.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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That hasn’t stopped Republicans from blasting Cooper over releasing 3,500 inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a civil rights lawsuit settlement.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
The panelists also said the weekly release of TV episodes, bucking Netflix’s general convention of releasing full seasons in a binge-drop, was something that resonated with viewers.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

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