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Recent Examples of emit The rules currently demand new cars from 2035 must emit zero CO2. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 The bills center around cap-and-trade, California’s tentpole environmental regulation system, which places a limit on emissions and allows businesses to buy and sell permits to emit carbon dioxide. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025 The system will be used to measure both the number and energies of neutrons emitted by plasma across the full range of fusion power expected for the ITER reactor. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025 With measles, viral particles emitted by coughing or sneezing can linger in a room for hours after the infected person has left. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
Verb
  • And so, over time, as the internal temperature keeps rising, the sun radiates ever more sunlight.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The artistry hinged on soft black liner framing the eyes, a pop of copper shimmer on the lids, and skin that radiated health.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Who hardly uttered a peep of dismay throughout contract negotiations.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This was hardly the only nonsense uttered at the 40-minute press briefing, which was light on policy specifics but heavy on praise for the AI industry as a whole.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The unfolding saga in the Kirk assassination investigation casts a spotlight on how past perpetrators of high-profile shootings had taken to Discord to announce their plans, ideate about committing mass violence, and at times coordinate logistics.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Tundidor cast the lone dissenting vote, holding firm on his call for a deeper, permanent tax cut over a one-time rebate.
    Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Crowley later played the romantic interest of Lloyd Bridges on the 1975-76 CBS cop drama Joe Forrester, which emanated from an episode of the anthology series Police Story, and recurred as Emily Fallmont during the sixth season of the ABC primetime soap Dynasty in 1986.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But there is also palpable optimism emanating from within the organization and unlike a year ago, that optimism is palpable externally as well.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This year’s results covering 2023 and 2024, which were shared exclusively with Forbes, will be released tomorrow.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Agents detained two suspects – including one at the scene of the crime – but later released them and cleared them of any involvement.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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