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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
At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Buffett’s hometown of Omaha on Saturday, a 17-year-old high school student asked Abel about a Reuters investigation showing that Berkshire’s coal plants emit more nitrogen oxide pollution than those of any other major U.S. company.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
In 2004, a space telescope captured a magnetar — a type of star wrapped in magnetic fields trillions of times as strong as Earth’s — emitting a giant flare.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
The Senate on Thursday approved an effort to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule tied to the Clean Air Act and designed to limit seven of the most hazardous air pollutants that are emitted by heavy industry.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
As a result, many builders will install gas furnaces and water heaters that emit planet-warming carbon pollution.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
In 2004, a space telescope captured a magnetar — a type of star wrapped in magnetic fields trillions of times as strong as Earth’s — emitting a giant flare.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
The Senate on Thursday approved an effort to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule tied to the Clean Air Act and designed to limit seven of the most hazardous air pollutants that are emitted by heavy industry.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
As a result, many builders will install gas furnaces and water heaters that emit planet-warming carbon pollution.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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On the other hand, any fleeting gesture of affection or vulnerability — like Chandan standing in Shoaib’s path during an Islamophobic assault — makes love practically radiate through the screen.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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On the mound, Shem Tov smiled and blew kisses to the crowd, radiating warmth and kindness.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2025
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These words, uttered last month in court by defense attorney Arthur L. Aidala during Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York, should make any thinking person in, and outside, Hollywood scream out loud.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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To say the excitement is palpable would be an understatement — amid the Portuguese, Croatian and Japanese words that The Athletic hears when ambling around the pitch, the word ‘Cristiano’ has been uttered dozens and dozens of times.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Clearly, Pantoliano was cast in this role before casting directors discovered his evil aura.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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By contrast, the March release of Snow White, with Rachel Zegler, a Latina actress, in the lead, put Disney into a bit of a crisis mode amid a loud and emboldened right-wing casting backlash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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There was a kind of strength that emanated from them that always impressed me.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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But Trump won’t be able to avoid altogether diplomacy on Gaza or Iran: The Gulf countries hosting him are also interested in easing the regional tensions that emanate from these two places.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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The Devil Wears Prada 2, a sequel to the 2006 film that starred Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, is now set to release May 1.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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The game was officially released on May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the United States in October 1980, according to the Pac-Man website.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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