emissions

noun

plural of emission
as in flows
a flowing or going out The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.

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Recent Examples of emissions Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 These arrangements form part of Google’s broader effort to secure power for its expanding data center infrastructure while reducing the carbon emissions associated with natural gas generation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 Those power sources have been made more affordable in recent years and do not have planet-warming emissions. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Interest has soared as humanity is faced with the stark reality that maintaining a livable planet means not only drastically reducing emissions but also removing some of the carbon pollution already in the atmosphere. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026 Across California, Colorado, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Texas, 72% support their state adopting stringent rules to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, including regular inspections of low-producing wells. — Elizabeth Bechard, Time, 6 Nov. 2026 This year’s conference is expected to focus on implementing existing climate commitments, reducing emissions and accelerating the clean energy transition, among other topics. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 And the last two summits have ended with little agreement on how to reduce emissions, the final texts not even mentioning fossil fuels. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Factories that regularly completed Cascale’s Higg environmental assessment recorded a 22 percent drop in emissions from their operations and purchased energy over four years, the industry group reported on Thursday. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissions
  1. flows
  2. flights
  3. discharges
  4. outflows
Noun
  • About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of flows
Noun
  • This separates the choice of a safe landing location from the positioning of operational infrastructure, potentially allowing more equipment to be delivered with fewer lunar flights.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But many of its test flights so far have ended in fiery explosions; its next test, Flight 15, is slated for mid-November.
    — Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of flights
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  • The groups are calling for potential polluters to notify treatment facilities about PFAS in their discharges, a phaseout of PFAS use, and restrictions on industrial discharges into rivers and sewage treatment plants.
    — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In conventional lithium-sulfur batteries, each sulfur atom exchanges two electrons as the battery charges and discharges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of discharges
Noun
  • Farrell said the key indicators to watch were how quickly Binance resumes withdrawals and whether outflows remain orderly.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The bank ultimately experienced more than $40 billion of deposit outflows on March 9, 2023; management actually projected that requests would exceed $100 billion the following day.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of outflows

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