as in radiating
to throw or give off
honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent
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Recent Examples of emanating
The governor directed his team to match the brash communication tactics emanating from the White House.
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In other footage, filmed farther down the driveway, automatic gunfire can be heard, while a third video taken at the same time shows thick black smoke emanating from the site.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, there’s not much worry emanating from Charles Lee.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
Officers reportedly detected a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the driver, later identified as Lisboa.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
Tim Thomas vividly remembers the aroma emanating from the first package that arrived at his home in rural southwest England following World War II.
—Jeremy Redmon, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Concerns about fumes emanating from a local hazardous-waste disposal site prompted her, in 1992, to form MOSES (Mothers Organized to Stop Environmental Sins).
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The center is engraved in a pattern of undulating rays emanating from the hour and minute guichets (windows), meant to resemble the edges of clouds pierced through with sunlight.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
According to the Weather Channel, the frigid wind is emanating from northern Canada, along the shores of Hudson Bay, and will descend south and reach the sunshine state overnight Saturday.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In other footage, filmed farther down the driveway, automatic gunfire can be heard, while a third video taken at the same time shows thick black smoke emanating from the site.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, there’s not much worry emanating from Charles Lee.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
Officers reportedly detected a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the driver, later identified as Lisboa.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
Tim Thomas vividly remembers the aroma emanating from the first package that arrived at his home in rural southwest England following World War II.
—Jeremy Redmon, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Concerns about fumes emanating from a local hazardous-waste disposal site prompted her, in 1992, to form MOSES (Mothers Organized to Stop Environmental Sins).
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The center is engraved in a pattern of undulating rays emanating from the hour and minute guichets (windows), meant to resemble the edges of clouds pierced through with sunlight.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
According to the Weather Channel, the frigid wind is emanating from northern Canada, along the shores of Hudson Bay, and will descend south and reach the sunshine state overnight Saturday.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanating
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But when Davis walked out of the bedroom, the smell of smoke and warmth radiating under her feet stopped her in her tracks.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The team believes that this could mean coronae arise in abundance, radiating from tens to hundreds of leaves on every treetop during a single thunderstorm.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Of course, there are also regions that have hot, ionized material in the way, such as around active galaxies or in passing through galaxy clusters that have hot, X-ray emitting intracluster mediums.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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His xAI data center began operating in Memphis in 2024, powered in part by pollution-emitting gas turbines, without first applying for a permit, which led to residents loudly protesting at city meetings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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While Democrats dominated the early voting numbers in Pulaski County -- one of the few heavily blue pockets of the state -- Democrats outnumbered Republicans in election day voting on Tuesday with 18,363 people casting Democratic ballots compared to the 10,500 who pulled ballots for Republicans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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As Deadline reported exclusively, Netflix had handed a cast-contingent pickup to the show in late 2025, with a casting search for the leads launched in early January.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Last year, more than a third of artists making $10,000 on the platform in royalties started by self-releasing their music through independent distributors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Images show a diffuse coma and faint dust tail created as sunlight heats the comet's ices, releasing gas and dust into space.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Emanating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanating. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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