as in radiating
to throw or give off
honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent
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Recent Examples of emanating
Bartlett captured the comet's twisting ion tail wax and wane as it was buffeted by the solar wind emanating from our parent star.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
So, despite the bellicose rhetoric often emanating from the White House and Capitol Hill, don’t be surprised if the two sides reach a pragmatic deal.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Today, the political landscape in academia is more complex and fast-paced, with pressures emanating from both the public and federal government.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2021, a team of scientists claimed the amount of methane emanating from Enceladus’ plumes raises the possibility that life exists in the moon’s subsurface ocean.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
As the group files safely past the battalion of Canada geese and closer to the Downtown Canal Walk at the southern part of Military Park, smooth jazz emanating from the Indiana State Museum’s entrance replaces the construction crew’s cacophony.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Despite all the pro-housing policies emanating from the state Capitol and San Diego City Hall, housing starts have not met expectations or the need, and there’s been little impact on housing costs.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Red lighting in the upper right is magnified, along with lines emanating from the center.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is also palpable optimism emanating from within the organization and unlike a year ago, that optimism is palpable externally as well.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
So, despite the bellicose rhetoric often emanating from the White House and Capitol Hill, don’t be surprised if the two sides reach a pragmatic deal.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Today, the political landscape in academia is more complex and fast-paced, with pressures emanating from both the public and federal government.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2021, a team of scientists claimed the amount of methane emanating from Enceladus’ plumes raises the possibility that life exists in the moon’s subsurface ocean.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
As the group files safely past the battalion of Canada geese and closer to the Downtown Canal Walk at the southern part of Military Park, smooth jazz emanating from the Indiana State Museum’s entrance replaces the construction crew’s cacophony.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Despite all the pro-housing policies emanating from the state Capitol and San Diego City Hall, housing starts have not met expectations or the need, and there’s been little impact on housing costs.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Red lighting in the upper right is magnified, along with lines emanating from the center.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is also palpable optimism emanating from within the organization and unlike a year ago, that optimism is palpable externally as well.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanating
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What had seemed an impossible task transformed into a practical matter of six little arrows, radiating around a central concept.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Along with users telling her to appreciate every second, others took a moment to admire the pure joy radiating from Luna and her family.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The result is a hybrid material that is both robust and highly efficient at emitting photons.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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And in transportation, one of the highest-emitting sectors, reforms are unfolding into inevitability.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mriya, which was slated to fly over Venice carrying a hard drive with a database including information on all the participating artists, casting a fleeting shadow over the Giardini.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stars have to keep their casting a secret After stars learn they've been cast on Dancing with the Stars, they are required to keep the news a secret.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift is releasing an 89-minute film to theaters this weekend that will include a music video, lyric videos and commentary from her on the new album.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Instead of releasing Guevara, the Board of Immigration Appeals reopened Guevara’s 13-year-old immigration case, which had been closed and authorized him to work in the US.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Emanating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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