1
as in to radiate
to throw or give off
nuclei that emit gamma rays
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of emit
And more than 200 fumigation facilities had active permits to emit methyl bromide statewide during that eight-year span.
—
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Net zero refers to the goal of achieving a state of balance between the carbon emitted into the atmosphere and the carbon removed from it.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s far more than the energy emitted by every single star in the entire universe.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light (the most familiar color of the aurora) or a red light; nitrogen generally gives off a blue light.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emit
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Net zero refers to the goal of achieving a state of balance between the carbon emitted into the atmosphere and the carbon removed from it.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s far more than the energy emitted by every single star in the entire universe.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light (the most familiar color of the aurora) or a red light; nitrogen generally gives off a blue light.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
Verb
-
An ice dam occurs when the snow piled on your roof begins to melt from the sun or the heat radiating from your home.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
-
Blue tangs radiate different colors, depending on their moods.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
On this subject, not a word was uttered by any of the siblings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
-
It's been over 30 years since McConaughey, 56, first uttered the iconic phrase on screen as David Wooderson in 1993's cult classic Dazed and Confused.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
Last year’s relentlessly twisty The Girlfriend, on Prime Video, cast Olivia Cooke as a slightly unhinged working-class striver at odds with her upper-crust boyfriend’s even more deranged mother (Wright).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
-
Cultural shifts—including recent documentaries and a biopic—have cast Milli Vanilli in a more sympathetic light, with Morvan remaining zen about the Grammy outcome.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
Kimmel spent a good chunk of his opening monologue speaking out against all the violence emanating from ICE’s brutal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2026
-
The bars and restaurants emanate cool, with the lower level bar featuring concoctions that are downright fun.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
At least 302 people have been released as of Thursday, according to the organization Foro Penal, though its tally is far lower than the more than 800 reported by authorities.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
-
These early concepts were blown away in the next decade, when the original Elite was released in 1984.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
