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as in to radiate
to throw or give off
nuclei that emit gamma rays
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Recent Examples of emit
For instance, materials that don’t emit disruptive magnetic fields could allow electronic components to be placed much closer together without interference.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
After decades of denial, most manufacturers acknowledge the impact of carbon-emitting products on climate.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
The team also wants to know why cosmic buckyballs are emitting infrared wavelengths in a way not predicted by models of how ultraviolet radiation is absorbed.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
When disturbed — by waves, predators or even a curious beachgoer’s touch — the organism emits a blue-green glow.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
After decades of denial, most manufacturers acknowledge the impact of carbon-emitting products on climate.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
The team also wants to know why cosmic buckyballs are emitting infrared wavelengths in a way not predicted by models of how ultraviolet radiation is absorbed.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
When disturbed — by waves, predators or even a curious beachgoer’s touch — the organism emits a blue-green glow.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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Bell, whose screen roles have long radiated decency and sensitivity, channels that guilelessness once more, only to expose it as yet another façade that helps Niall to conceal his darker impulses.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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This X-ray glow is radiated when the heavy ions of the solar wind, like carbon and oxygen, grab an electron from neutral atoms in either our outer atmosphere or the heliosphere.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tommy Lasorda, who was then the third-base coach, ran past me, yelling everything a longshoreman would utter on a bad day at these two guys.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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They were uttered by de facto general manager Duke Tobin days after the 2025 season ended.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Their fans will have cast a nervous glance at the goal difference column after City raced into the lead at Turf Moor through Erling Haaland after five minutes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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At one point, my friend was added to a WeChat group that included nearly five hundred foreign actors, many of whom were sharing casting calls to make sure they weren’t being scammed.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the morning, I would be woken by music emanating from the frat house down the block.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle was apparently abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and towed to a police impound lot, where an employee noticed a foul smell emanating from the trunk last September and alerted authorities.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Patriots lost K’Lavon Chaisson in free agency and released edge defender Anfernee Jennings.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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With micro-dramas, if audiences don’t respond on the day a title is released, the social-media algorithm stops promoting it, and Zhou immediately changes what he green-lights.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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