Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving off
Verb
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The wells are not capped and vulnerable to leaking and emitting.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026 -
If true, the pair should eventually start emitting extremely low-frequency gravitational waves that are detectable—providing even more evidence of the astounding meetup.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Apr. 2026
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Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The king hosted a banquet for him in a hall dripping with flowers and gold leaf.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The process of venting the urine outside the capsule was a moment Koch also showed on camera earlier in the mission.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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The former is the fastest feasible way to get astronauts to Mars, operating at a frightful peak temperature of 4,400 degrees Fahrenheit (2,425 degrees Celsius)—and venting radioactive exhaust—albeit only for short, intense bursts.—
David W. Brown,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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David Carrasquillo, 24, of Roxbury, is charged with three counts of assault and battery attempt with a firearm and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The system uses a multi-vote command architecture that requires several internal checks before firing, including a safeguard that prevents the laser from discharging if a civilian aircraft overlaps with the beam path.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Wang is an extraordinarily mobile player for his size, with impressive skating technique through his inside and outside edges laterally and flowing mechanics going north or back to pucks.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Gone is the long, flowing hair — which accompanied his first five years in the big leagues — and in is a fresh, short cut.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The ebb and flow sounds like rustling leaves or trickling water, somehow both earthly and hyperreal.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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The sound of trickling water is relaxing, and the decorative look of the fountain is just as pleasing.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Giving off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20off. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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