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Recent Examples of give off
And in Tennessee’s South Memphis, the methane gas turbines that power an xAI data center give off air pollutants contributing to smog and formaldehyde.
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Natalie Kainz, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
The designer might give off a rock star vibe with her nonchalant image, but deep inside, craftsmanship is near and dear to her heart, like the thousands of vinyl records she’s collected throughout her career.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Put them in a paper bag with a banana or apple; these fruits give off ethylene gas that can help the tomatoes ripen quicker.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
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Natalie Kainz, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
The designer might give off a rock star vibe with her nonchalant image, but deep inside, craftsmanship is near and dear to her heart, like the thousands of vinyl records she’s collected throughout her career.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Put them in a paper bag with a banana or apple; these fruits give off ethylene gas that can help the tomatoes ripen quicker.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give off
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Basically, the plant emits toxins that may help monarchs fend off the parasite, but something about heat disrupts this delicate balance.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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To put its change in brightness into perspective, the brightest observed x-ray flare from Sagittarius A* happened in 2013, but that event had only 1 percent of the brightness of what the black hole may have emitted perhaps as recently as a few hundred years ago, Michail says.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of Chicagoans packed a special meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety & Accountability on Thursday night, venting anger and frustration about the months-long federal immigration enforcement operation known as Midway Blitz.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Protesters earlier vented their outrage outside a federal facility that is serving as a hub for the administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major city.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Chastain wore a custom Cucinelli gown dripping in diamond accents and talked shop with DuVernay.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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As fog passes through, tiny droplets cling to the mesh, combine and drip into gutters that funnel the water into storage tanks.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The tasteful updates that complement the open, flowing floor plan with tis ample natural light.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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The common spaces flow into the pad’s three ensuite bedrooms.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2026
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The criminal complaint says Yang will be booked into the Hennepin County jail after she is discharged from the hospital.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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Just a few days ago, Robert Roy was discharged from the hospital after spending just over a month in a surgical intensive care unit after surgery.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Jan. 2026
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Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Social media footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans across the country, with graphic scenes of bodies lying in blood.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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