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 Others float slowly just below geostationary orbit, listening to the signals emanating from communications and early warning satellites stationed there. — Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Donis said multiple people reached out with complaints of a foul smell emanating from the river. — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 As Maestas explained to the Washington Examiner, her study found deepening structural issues in the economy emanating from an aging population. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026 Last month, Mississippi residents filed a class-action lawsuit demanding that Elon Musk’s xAI pay damages over the alleged jet-engine-like noise emanating from a nearby data center. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 That trifecta, along with an overwhelming sense of gratitude emanating from the stage at Wolf Trap Filene Center June 30, summarizes The Generations Tour. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 July 2026 No matter what Bedard or Blackhawks management say in public about contract negotiations, there can be no mistaking the scream of desperation emanating from the Byram acquisition. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Hard reality soon collided with Brexiteers’ bold promises of immigration controls, trade deals, more money for public services and an end to complex regulations emanating from Brussels. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 Fossils dating back to the Pleistocene Age were found at this incredible site, which got its name from early settlers who thought the steam emanating from the underground space looked like smoke rising from hell. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanating
  1. radiating
  2. emitting
  3. casting
  4. releasing
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  • Overall, the engineering challenge of radiating heat in space is well understood—there’s no cutting-edge physics here.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • The aura radiating from him as a former Ballon d’Or and World Cup winner.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of radiating
Verb
  • This one seems to wrap all the way around the entirety of his head, emitting light that’s supposed to be beneficial for his scalp and hair growth.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026
  • Penta Tandem monitors vertically stack five light-emitting layers, which improves energy efficiency, significantly boosts peak brightness, and drastically extends the overall lifespan of the screen.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of emitting
Verb
  • Along with the casting award introduced last year, this brings 10 categories into play before the acting races even begin.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • For example, only a few higher-end Western shoes available now have outsoles made from casting polyurethane, which is lighter and provides better traction than the rubber used in most current Western models.
    — Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of casting
Verb
  • Tribute to Joshua McKee On Friday morning, hours before releasing basic details on McKee’s death, BPU on Facebook also posted a tribute and photo array in honor of the veteran lineman, while thanking the community for its support.
    — Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • During the exercise, crews loaded 500-pound BDU-50 and 2,000-pound BDU-56 practice bombs onto the aircraft before releasing them over the Mountain Home bombing range.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of releasing

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