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 But a whiff of the roasted treat, emanating without access to its visual source, is part of its charm. — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanating
  1. radiating
  2. emitting
  3. casting
  4. releasing
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  • In photos shared by celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos on September 19, the British lawyer could be seen radiating in a sunshine yellow sundress during a week-long trip to Malawi, Africa as part of a Clooney Foundation for Justice initiative.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Barbara and Ibby forge a friendship that’s unexpectedly compelling because of the strength of the two actors, radiating an interiority that isn’t on the page.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of radiating
Verb
  • Keeping the active molecules apart The researchers traced the improvement to the way the light-emitting molecules are held inside the coating.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of emitting
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  • Due to an overwhelming response on Day 1 that prevented many fans from casting ballots in the first round, Day 1 voting will continue to September 23.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Voters show their identity cards while waiting in a queue before casting their votes for the second and final phase of Rajasthan’s urban local body elections in Jaipur, India, on September 11, 2026.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of casting
Verb
  • Engineers can use the aircraft as a reusable first stage, carrying Talon-A to altitude before releasing it for a hypersonic flight.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • From 1994 onwards, Superchunk’s albums were issued on Merge, and as the band built its reputation on constant touring, the label grew bigger as well, releasing indie classics by Neutral Milk Hotel, Magnetic Fields, and Arcade Fire.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of releasing

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“Emanating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanating. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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