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Recent Examples of radiate There isn’t much Jones hasn’t done, yet the actor radiates humility. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025 Delaney manages neighbor guy’s evolution from boorish slob to kind-hearted lover with ease, and Hoffman radiates a cool charisma as G. Sissy Spacek is predictably wonderful as Molly’s mother Gail, whose guilt over her daughter’s molestation led to a years-long estrangement. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Even outside of the event season, Pismo radiates that classic California charm with wide-open beaches, fresh seafood, and a town that greets everyone with a smile. Pismo Beach Conference and Visitor Bureau, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025 Today, most of Micanopy’s activity radiates from Cholokka Boulevard. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radiate
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Verb
  • Many of the zero-day exploits flagged for iPhone and Android devices in the last year have emanated from the forensic exploit world, and so this update is deemed critical.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The faster, weaker winds emanating from this white dwarf likely swept up the earlier, slower-moving material, forming clumpy, filamentary rings that are extremely faint and only visible in infrared light, according to the statement.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Matthew Lawrence received many pearls of wisdom from Robin Williams, and one shines bright even three decades later.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This signal made the initial detection exciting: on a planet that may have a massive ocean, there is likely a gas that is, on Earth, emitted by biological organisms.
    Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Far-infrared light, associated with longer wavelengths than what even the James Webb Space Telescope can see, is emitted by cosmic dust that has absorbed starlight.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • The glowing pink nebula and snakelike dark clouds are the remnant of the birth site of the stars in the cluster.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
  • With its lightweight texture, glowing finish, and ability to safeguard against sun damage and hyperpigmentation, this has all the makings of a universally appealing sunscreen—and has quickly become a staple in my skin-care rotation.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • This week, the Lyrid meteor shower has taken over the night sky, casting shooting stars and fireballs darting overhead.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
  • At the time, Sandoval, 42, was in a long-term relationship with fellow Vanderpump cast member and live-in girlfriend Ariana Madix.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With a nod to Indigenous science, Sweat says principles of holistic and ancient Ayurvedic medicine, which originated in India and is also practiced in many Latin American countries, will be utilized in teaching, including the use of products mainly derived from plants.
    Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Cannabis, derived from the Cannabis sativa plant, is used both recreationally and medicinally.
    Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • No other information about the incident was released.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • August reservations will be released on July 1 and so on.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • All three ensembles diverged from the Vatican's traditional dress code, which prescribes a formal black suit, black tie, and a black lapel pin for male attendees at papal funerals.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The visa refusal rate for Russians diverges strongly among member states — from 1% to 65% in the first half of 2024, according to an EU report.
    Elizabeth McBride, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Radiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radiate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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