as in flow
a flowing or going out
The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.
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Recent Examples of emission
The researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) scans, along with a radioactive tracer to measure the production of a chemical called acetylcholine in the participants’ brains at the start and end of the study.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2025
It can also be fitted with four 400W solar panels, lithium battery systems, and electric appliances to reduce emissions.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have both identified CCS as an essential tool to reduce emissions from carbon-intensive sectors like power, cement, and steel.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Gas plants produce greenhouse gas emissions that are known to contribute to climate change.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2025
It can also be fitted with four 400W solar panels, lithium battery systems, and electric appliances to reduce emissions.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have both identified CCS as an essential tool to reduce emissions from carbon-intensive sectors like power, cement, and steel.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Gas plants produce greenhouse gas emissions that are known to contribute to climate change.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Reopening the government would also restart the flow of economic data.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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That was a cool play, but in the regular flow of the offense, Underwood had trouble connecting on anything downfield.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Multiple batteries can address longer gaps in energy production when their discharges are staggered.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Israeli titles include Netalie Braun’s Oxygen, about a single mother who awaits her son’s army discharge, and Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea, which tells the story of a Palestinian boy who tries to reach the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in his life.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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New flight routes are helping too; Air Canada will begin direct service from Montreal next June, and Etihad Airways is launching a route from Abu Dhabi.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Any customer traveling during this period is eligible for a refund—even if your flight is not impacted.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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This perhaps had something to do with the curious luminance of the boy’s face, as in paintings of saints, as though the glow were the emanation of grace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Dalai Lama himself is believed by his followers to be an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist god of compassion.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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Strong inflows from Asia more than offset outflows in the Americas, where UBS this week applied for a US banking license.—
Reuters 18 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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That outflow emerges at a layer called the tropopause, which marks the boundary between the troposphere (where Earth’s weather happens) and the overlying stratosphere.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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