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as in emanated
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
the heat radiating from the fire the spokes of a bicycle wheel radiate from the hub towards the rim
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as in shone
to emit rays of light
fireflies give off their light by means of a chemical reaction that causes their abdomens to radiate
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as in emitted
to throw or give off
the sun radiates tiny amounts of energy in the form of microwaves
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Recent Examples of radiated
Intensity radiated throughout the playoffs.
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Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The largely peaceful celebration radiated out into the streets around the Garden, with some fans climbing on street signs and jumping on top of vehicles.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Yet her modernism radiated a belief in the harmony between humans and nature.
—Air Mail, 13 June 2026
Their loss radiated outward like ripples in water after a stone is dropped.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Though the speeches didn’t seem to matter, the fans, known as ARMY, radiated palpable excitement in the stadium.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Katie Couric, 69, radiated in a strapless black gown with a voluminous trailing train.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 May 2026
Pain that radiated from your wrist into your thumb or forearm.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 May 2026
While fellow first-round pick Malachi Lawrence will mostly be contained to an outside linebacker role, the versatility theme radiated into day two when the Cowboys took Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham in the third round over a group of other talented defenders.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The largely peaceful celebration radiated out into the streets around the Garden, with some fans climbing on street signs and jumping on top of vehicles.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Yet her modernism radiated a belief in the harmony between humans and nature.
—Air Mail, 13 June 2026
Their loss radiated outward like ripples in water after a stone is dropped.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Though the speeches didn’t seem to matter, the fans, known as ARMY, radiated palpable excitement in the stadium.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Katie Couric, 69, radiated in a strapless black gown with a voluminous trailing train.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 May 2026
Pain that radiated from your wrist into your thumb or forearm.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 May 2026
While fellow first-round pick Malachi Lawrence will mostly be contained to an outside linebacker role, the versatility theme radiated into day two when the Cowboys took Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham in the third round over a group of other talented defenders.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radiated
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Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.—
Ezgi Karasözen,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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Diehard fans banged bass drums, songs emanated from the supporters’ wall and a packed stadium of 7,211 buzzed all the way through stoppage time of a tense game.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the real tragedy is that the world lost a true artist, a passionate and gifted story teller, and a radiant light that shined upon so many of us.—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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The instability of the water shined a light on areas of my body that were weaker than others.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Astronomers analyze these patterns, including which colors are emitted, absorbed or reflected, to gauge the size, temperature and composition of objects in space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Turning a thorium nucleus into a clock Modern atomic clocks keep time by measuring the frequency of light absorbed or emitted when electrons jump between specific energy levels inside an atom.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Industry experts caution that aggregates derived from coal waste currently represent only a tiny sliver of China’s annual consumption.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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In men who develop it, hair follicles are genetically sensitive to dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, a hormone derived from testosterone.—
Jay Sparks,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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After exposing the bones to a high-energy blue light, the team used an optical filter to see which of them glowed red.—
Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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The sandstone bowl of a stadium built in 1924 glowed gold.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
13 June 2026
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Early voting in Maryland's 2026 primary election ended Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been cast across Maryland.—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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But off the coast of Georgia and neighboring states, a reportedly robust red snapper population has recreational anglers casting for a longer catch season after 15 years of restrictions that limited fishing to four days or less each summer.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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That's what happened in 2024, when well over 20,000 votes from that community flowed to Lawler.—
Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.—
Hilary Gowins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Then last week, the agency released a more in-depth analysis of 2024 infant mortality data, offering details not yet available for 2025.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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“Radiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radiated. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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