emits

present tense third-person singular of emit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emits That leaves over half of the Sun’s radiant energy outside our visual reach, along with anything that emits or reflects heat rather than visible light. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 Idling of vehicles with engines that burn fossil fuels also emits climate-warming greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, though climate concerns are not the primary target of anti-idling laws. Richard Marcantonio, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 If harnessed, energy from nuclear fusion could produce an almost infinite source of power that emits no greenhouse gases, its supporters say. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026 Everything above absolute zero emits thermal radiation, and any temperature difference between object and surroundings produces a heat signature that is invisible to our eyes but perfectly legible to the right sensor. New Atlas, 29 July 2026 Ease on the power (there are five levels of assist), and the ride improves as the pedals combine with the rear hub, which is nearly silent at lower settings and emits only a slight whir at full power. William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Looking deeper at the gamma-ray data, the team found the northern part of the remnant emits a totally different signal than the rest of the region. Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026 That is fuel that, when burned, emits planet-warming gases into the atmosphere. Alexa St. John, Fortune, 16 July 2026 The brain emits tiny electrical signals when a person is paying attention to one sound over others, which can be detected with sensors on an electroencephalogram, or EEG. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emits
Verb
  • Mulch and smart watering finish the job Bare soil bakes in the sun and radiates that heat back into the yard.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Alpha Capricornid meteor shower radiates from the Capricornus constellation and tends to feature brighter meteors that are easier to spot — around three per hour as seen from both hemispheres, the American Meteor Society reports.
    Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.
    Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie went on trial again Wednesday, this time in a federal case that casts the stabbing on a lecture stage as an act of terrorism.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • While released without formal charges, the ongoing investigation casts a shadow.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday night, AEW Redemption emanates from the Bell Centre in Montreal as the final stop before All In, the company's biggest show of the year.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Tucked behind a small two-story log cabin, the entrance to The Gorge Underground is easy to overlook—until the unseasonably cool air that emanates from the cavern opening stops you in your tracks.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Now, however, all of that has changed, as Watkins releases his debut novel, Memphis Moon, to the world.
    William Jones, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Costco food court menu changes tend to get a lot of attention, especially when the wholesale retailer removes an item that people love or releases a variation on an old favorite.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

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