emissions

plural of emission

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emissions Silver Nova, the first of a new Silversea ship class debuting in August 2023, leans hard into green initiatives with advanced hybrid technology utilizing fuel cells and promise zero port emissions. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026 The industry routinely promises that plants like this one, called Quest, capture at least 90% of emissions. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 The payoff is lower operational costs, greater productivity and reduced emissions. — John Iseghohi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Beginning in 2017, the Very Large Array in New Mexico began tracking how radio emissions from space change in brightness over time, a project known as the Very Large Array Sky Survey, or VLASS for short. — Yjan Gordon, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026 The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, each with some of the country’s most ambitious emissions targets, are considering additional incentives to help truckers switch to electric big rigs. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 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 It can also be fitted with rooftop solar panels and a lithium battery bank to increase autonomy and reduce emissions and noise. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissions
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
Noun
  • Other airlines that serve the Sacramento airport also offer flights to Oahu, but with stopovers, according to those airline websites and FlightAware.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • According to Alaska Airlines, direct flights from Boise to Santa Rosa, California, will be available on a seasonal basis.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • India has been hit with record outflows by foreign investors from its equity markets.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In May and June, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $7 billion in outflows, according to data from analytics platform SoSoValue.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Emissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissions. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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