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 resulting material has quality on par with its virgin counterpart, but releases fewer greenhouse gas emissions; the Reformation partner previously estimated that Cycora offset nearly half the emissions associated with virgin polyester production.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
Researchers claim affordable, nutritious meat alternatives are needed to reduce reliance on industrial farming, lower carbon emissions and health risks, and help prevent future pandemics tied to livestock.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
And with mostly tepid attempts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers are scrambling for realistic ways to pull carbon out of the atmosphere.
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
China’s paradox — leading in clean energy innovations while expanding coal — reflects the tension between ensuring energy security and reducing emissions and climate impact.
—Kate Hua-Ke Chi, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
Researchers claim affordable, nutritious meat alternatives are needed to reduce reliance on industrial farming, lower carbon emissions and health risks, and help prevent future pandemics tied to livestock.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
And with mostly tepid attempts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers are scrambling for realistic ways to pull carbon out of the atmosphere.
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
China’s paradox — leading in clean energy innovations while expanding coal — reflects the tension between ensuring energy security and reducing emissions and climate impact.
—Kate Hua-Ke Chi, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
Noun
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Nix had no juice early, with four straight incompletions to start, and Payton continued to struggle to find any flow as a play-caller for three quarters.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Walters, a private equity analyst at PitchBook, said succession was a powerful domestic driver for deal flow.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The team discovered that oxygen can degrade riboflavin when exposed to light, which leads to self-discharge.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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These services are available to any military veteran regardless of discharge status.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The program will also focus on electronic systems within aircraft such as communication, navigation and other flight instruments.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Lakewood brewery will debut its own signature pickle beer alongside a Pickled Bloody Mary seltzer bar, pickle beer flights, and a pickle beer chugging contest.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 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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Why these outflows were so delayed following the TDE remains a mystery.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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At the base, more workers sweep the outflow with metal detectors.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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