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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
Improper Ventilation Generators, like other internal combustion engines, emit exhaust while running.
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026
Lab tests showed that the plants without the active inceptin receptor failed to emit this volatile blend when exposed to either the synthetic In11 peptide or actual caterpillar oral secretions.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
These emit incredibly precise light pulses lasting only a few hundred femtoseconds or quadrillionths of a second.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
The result is a sentence-continuation machine that is likelier to emit sentences resembling those that a thoughtful, moral person could utter.
—Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026
Lab tests showed that the plants without the active inceptin receptor failed to emit this volatile blend when exposed to either the synthetic In11 peptide or actual caterpillar oral secretions.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
These emit incredibly precise light pulses lasting only a few hundred femtoseconds or quadrillionths of a second.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
The result is a sentence-continuation machine that is likelier to emit sentences resembling those that a thoughtful, moral person could utter.
—Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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Insulate sun-facing walls and garage doors to block heat from radiating inside.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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Your beauty radiates from your core.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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As Stankiewicz attempted to utter another sentence, the train’s ear-piercing horn sounded.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The neighbor, who lived across the hall from Valentine, said the suspect routinely taunted her from inside her apartment, uttering her insults through the microphone of a doorbell camera.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Sennott, 30, appeared alongside Hacks star Hannah Einbinder, Saturday Night Live cast member Ashley Padilla, Keke Palmer, and Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson on The Hollywood Reporter's Comedy Actresses Roundtable.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Massive drills of Russia’s nuclear forces earlier this month and a series of belligerent statements from Moscow warning Kyiv’s European allies about possible retaliation for what the Kremlin cast as their involvement in Ukrainian drone attacks have underlined Putin’s intention to up the ante.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Not with all the smoke emanating from elsewhere.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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Either way, the look is versatile and emanates a casual, cool feel that can be elevated with a bright red flat or silk scarf tied in your hair.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
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An estimate from the British spy agency GCHQ released Wednesday put the total Russian death toll at 500,000, citing new information.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has released international dining guides since 2002.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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