emitted

verb

past tense of emit
1
as in radiated
to throw or give off nuclei that emit gamma rays

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2
as in uttered
to send forth using the vocal chords I was so scared I couldn't emit a peep

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Recent Examples of emitted While this is rare, the heat emitted from your car, in combination with a fuel spill, could cause the gasoline vapors to catch fire. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 During the eclipse, Janssen was using a spectroscope to look at the spectrum of light emitted by the sun. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, is a partnership between 11 northeastern states to restrict how much carbon dioxide can be emitted by power plants throughout the region. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 Led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, the mission aims to detect the faint 21-centimeter radio line emitted by early hydrogen atoms operating at low frequencies (10–50 MHz), a signal never before directly observed. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 Amazingly, all this energy from the supernova is only a small fraction (about 1 percent) of the total that’s emitted! — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 Carolyn Balcom spoke about elevated temperatures from heat emitted by data centers. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026 When excess noise hits the level determined by his customers, a purple glow is emitted from a lamp. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 Heat would be emitted from the roof and be no different from an apartment building of the same size. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emitted
  1. radiated
  2. uttered
  3. released
  4. cast
  5. emanated
  6. issued
  7. exhaled
Verb
  • The extended chords radiated color, but despite the influence of hip-hop and video-game music, the playing felt less mischievous than relentlessly mechanical.
    — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gomez radiated in another stunning look for a Rare Beginnings campaign video.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Definition of radiated
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  • While being escorted out of the synagogue by security, Montes allegedly struck a 63-year-old woman who was attending the services, cutting her lip and bruising her arm, and headbutted a security guard and uttered a racial slur, according to police.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of uttered
Verb
  • Hernandez was released the same day on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond with certain conditions, including not to operate any boats or vessels.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After being jailed, Frederick Spears posted bond and was released.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of released
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  • Finally, the Amanda Committee’s Golden Clapper went to casting directirs Mette Holme Nielsen and Jannecke Bervell for their contributions to Norwegian film over more than 30 years.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Panettiere’s death has since cast a spotlight on Hickerson, while extensive public records reviewed by NBC News detail his trail of financial and legal troubles.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cast
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  • Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • The scent emanated from an installation in a greenhouse in the center of the city, filled with hay and senses-scrambling atmosphere from a fog machine.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of emanated
Verb
  • Residents fled in panic as tsunami warnings were issued and later lifted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Days after that decree was issued, a senior IRGC official – political deputy Brig.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of issued
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  • Still, no one exhaled when production finally moved to a water tank at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Mosquitoes are drawn to backyards with standing water, dense greenery, and carbon dioxide exhaled by people and animals.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of exhaled

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“Emitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emitted. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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