EMISSION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

emission

noun

Definition of emission

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 installation could prevent up to 600 tons of CO2 emissions a year if operated for 4,000 to 5,000 hours. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Now the world needs more gas than ever, and methane emissions abatement measures, from better pumps to satellite monitoring, have proliferated. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026 The tactics seem to be paying off, with more than 233,000 zero-emission vehicle sales recorded so far this year, according to the California Energy Commission. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026 About 40 percent of this comes from natural sources such as swamp gas and volcanic emissions. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emission

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Onshore flow lingers on Tuesday, then begins to lessen on Wednesday.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Each of these changes disrupted business, changed the flow of information, and required societies to adjust.

— Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026

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The company now plans to expand testing before integrating the engine into a flight vehicle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Kenya’s own top-flight football league and national teams, for instance, have been riddled with challenges ranging from leadership wrangles to payment delays.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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India has been hit with record outflows by foreign investors from its equity markets.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
These measures did not stem the outflow of roughly 100,000 specialists—about a tenth of Russia’s tech workforce—over the course of 2022.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

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