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 Planet-heating emissions from burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal are the primary driver of climate change. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Among the various green commitments and innovations of note, all of Explora’s ships are RINA Dolphin-certified for their low-level of underwater noise emissions, which helps preserve marine life. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 When New York required utilities to sell their power plants and let independent producers compete, wholesale power costs fell, hundreds of suppliers entered the market, and emissions dropped faster than in states where utilities kept their plants. — Joshua MacEy, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 According to the company, the technology can also significantly lower fuel costs and carbon emissions. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Now, Bay Area air quality regulators are ordering the landfill to take new steps to reduce the odor and better monitor emissions. — Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Last month, the port announced a partnership with startup Bluecore Energy to develop emissions free energy that could one day help power the port’s operations. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 These trails form when aircraft engine emissions encounter extremely cold air found at high altitudes, causing tiny ice particles to develop. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 Later that month, the same court ruled to uphold the EPA’s extension of deadlines for steel mills to comply with certain hazardous emissions standards. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 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
  • On Wednesday, Steel suggested the text had nothing to do with the flights booked using one of his management company’s credit cards for the men charged as his co-defendants in the government’s first indictment.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • On January 23rd, many of them temporarily disrupted the airport to protest deportation flights; about a hundred were arrested.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of flights
Noun
  • Jackson records show 99 patient discharges to a chain called Villa Rosa, 24 of them to Villa Rosa I, a 40-bed home on West Ninth Street in Hialeah.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The suit against the ethanol plant also alleged some excess discharges of chlorine and nitrogen ammonia.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of discharges
Noun
  • India has been battling foreign capital outflows as its trade deficit has widened amid high global energy prices.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Deposits make up roughly two-thirds of bank liabilities, so outflows or rising deposit rates can meaningfully erode profitability.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of outflows

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