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
While global warming is likely irreversible on human timescales, studies show that if humanity reaches a point of zero carbon emissions, further global warming can be stopped.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Plenty of brands invest real money and effort into better sourcing, lower emissions, and transparent supply chains.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Yet the actual emissions data shows that these policies are very costly relative to their effects.
—Philip Rossetti, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
More fossil fuels burned means more emissions and more warming, while the ability of the ocean and land to absorb carbon dioxide continues to decrease.
—Michael Wysession, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
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Simmone Shah, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Plenty of brands invest real money and effort into better sourcing, lower emissions, and transparent supply chains.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Yet the actual emissions data shows that these policies are very costly relative to their effects.
—Philip Rossetti, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
More fossil fuels burned means more emissions and more warming, while the ability of the ocean and land to absorb carbon dioxide continues to decrease.
—Michael Wysession, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Scholars such as the ethnomusicologist Michael Fuhr saw K-pop as a reversal of long-standing narratives, especially in pop music, that accentuated the flow of culture from West to East.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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State officials also raised a berm along a causeway separating the north and south arms of the lake to give them control over the flow of water and salt between the two.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Barredo said both suspects were involved in the discharge of the firearm.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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After all, bankruptcy laws include strict waiting periods that determine how soon someone can file again after a previous bankruptcy discharge.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Cardiff finished bottom of the Premier League in the 2013-14 campaign, before Caulker again suffered relegation from the top flight with Queens Park Rangers the following season.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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This test flight also delivered a demonstrator payload for @LockheedMartin.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Another way of saying this is that the radiant or emanation point of most meteor showers appears highest in the sky before dawn.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Dec. 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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This represents a dramatic turnaround from a $61 million operating cash outflow in 2024, demonstrating improving operational efficiency.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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French, Swedish and Irish figures cited outmigration — and a resulting outflow of jobs, investment and entrepreneurial activity — as a rationale for repeal.—
Jared Walczak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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