EMITTED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

emitted

verb

past tense of emit

as in radiated

to throw or give off nuclei that emit gamma rays

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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 The rule also translates to an extra 90 tons a year of soot particles and 4,870 additional tons a year of smog components such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted into the air in coming years, experts say. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 On the stage, three massive towers that emitted flames lit up in perfect coordination with the fans’ Nachimbongs, creating an immersive atmosphere that elevated every moment of the show. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2026 The duo also translate the musical signals being emitted by the cosmic rift, realizing that a giant space baby is about to be born, and that the energy bursts bombarding both Enterprises are effectively contractions. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The study also didn’t specifically measure blue light, the type emitted by cell phones and other electronic devices. — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026 For the project, the researchers measured X-rays emitted by the three radioactive elements. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 It’s also infused with an antioxidant-rich blend of Australian botanicals and a blue light complex to help protect skin from the damaging blue light emitted by screens and devices. — Alison Abbey Hudak, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 In 2024, the South Coast Air Quality Management District reported that the Prima Deshecha Landfill emitted around 2,681 pounds of ethylbenzene annually and 55 pounds of toluene. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Many objects that originally emitted visible light are now brightest in the infrared. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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As cryptocurrencies code-conjure themselves into being and a performative utterance can fix the price of a stock if uttered emphatically enough, arrest data is used to forecast the stock valuation of private prisons.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
That line was also uttered by Chiefs coach Andy Reid hours earlier during a Zoom call with reporters.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

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Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) released the material.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Porsche is best known for its traditional sports cars like the 911, but the automaker has released several longroofs over the years, including, over the last decade, variants of the Panamera and Taycan.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026

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As the sun set over Evanston on Friday, a golden glow emanated from the limestone exterior of Ryan Field, which was mobbed for the first time by the Wildcat faithful.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India issued show-cause notices to both players and briefly suspended them from the national team.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Between your wallet and the coffee shop sit a custodian holding your balance, a program manager running the card, a sponsor bank whose BIN it is issued under, a processor authorizing the swipe and the network that clears it.

— Shawn Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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Jeff Dean / Getty Images When Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow fumbled late in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh exhaled with a 30-27 win over a division rival.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
No one exhaled until the cargo was unloaded, unswaddled, and confirmed to be in one piece.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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