1
as in emanating
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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2
as in shining
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 emitting
to throw or give off
the sun radiates tiny amounts of energy in the form of microwaves
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Recent Examples of radiating
Do this in the early evening while there's still daylight and the ground is radiating heat.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
The green leaves radiating from the base of each dandelion.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Comet Lemmon's tail was formed when heat radiating from the sun caused icy materials embedded in its ancient body to transform directly into gas, a process known as sublimation.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In Libra, Venus is at home, radiating poise and coquettish charm.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The company had recently churned through two CEOs in quick succession, and now as the third CEO, Edwin could feel the skepticism radiating from every row.
—Tanvi Gautam, Harvard Business Review, 9 Oct. 2025
Soft and sweet, his voice fit the song like a glove, radiating simple pleasures throughout.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2025
What had seemed an impossible task transformed into a practical matter of six little arrows, radiating around a central concept.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
The green leaves radiating from the base of each dandelion.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Comet Lemmon's tail was formed when heat radiating from the sun caused icy materials embedded in its ancient body to transform directly into gas, a process known as sublimation.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In Libra, Venus is at home, radiating poise and coquettish charm.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The company had recently churned through two CEOs in quick succession, and now as the third CEO, Edwin could feel the skepticism radiating from every row.
—Tanvi Gautam, Harvard Business Review, 9 Oct. 2025
Soft and sweet, his voice fit the song like a glove, radiating simple pleasures throughout.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2025
What had seemed an impossible task transformed into a practical matter of six little arrows, radiating around a central concept.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radiating
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Alex stood across the living room, his head canted down and his eyes fixated on a carousel of TikTok videos emanating from his mother’s cellphone.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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City officials are also planning multiple new projects in 2026 and 2027 that will allow Miramar to transform more methane gas emanating from the trash into energy.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
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From coast to coast, sea to shining sea.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Saturn will be visible shining as a bright evening star to the right of the moon towards the south at sunset, while Jupiter will rise to the lower left of the moon in the east a few hours later, shining below the bright stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation Gemini.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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But sometimes prey gets stuck in a web and thrashes from side to side, emitting vibrations parallel to the spiral.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
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Recycling old shoeboxes gives them another chance to be turned into something more useful instead of building landfills and emitting greenhouse gases into the air.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Styled by Sarah Slutsky Tooley, Zegler’s glam was provided by hair stylist Dana Boyer, who styled the actress’ hair with a side part and a flowing natural style, and makeup artist Kale Teter.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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The race has been marked by barbs between Huffman and Wambsganss, as both try to win over the conservative vote, and flowing money, as billionaires waded into the North Texas election.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
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One of these videos gained over 291,000 views and dozens of glowing comments claiming the software worked perfectly.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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This win comes on the heels of a glowing three-star review by New York Times last month.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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Turnout remains low Still ― even with an uptick, most Detroiters are still sitting municipal elections out, with fewer than 1 in 4 voters casting ballots in one of the city’s most important elections, many of them in the city’s most stable and prosperous neighborhoods.—
Nancy Kaffer,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sherrill campaigned on standing up to Trump and casting blame for voters’ concerns over the economy on his tariffs.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Episode Four, in particular, shows off the impact of the branching narrative framework, with full sequences playing out very differently in ways that actually inform the gameplay of the shifts.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the branching corals, which were victims of water that at one point reached hot tub temperatures, pillar coral’s killer was mostly a pernicious and little understood coral disease, story coral tissue loss disease, although extreme heat did claim some.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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And neither Mann nor Lockwood sees much value in the current, large-scale practice of releasing live larvae or young oysters into the bay.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Offset has delivered a Halloween treat to fans, releasing his surprise new solo album Haunted by Fame.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Radiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radiating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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