EMANATION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

emanation

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Definition of emanation

as in emission

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Recent Examples of emanation In 2015, for instance, Tel Aviv University researchers demonstrated a radio spying device that could steal information from a computer based on the electromagnetic emanations of its processor from a couple of feet away. — Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 4 Mar. 2026 From presence as performance to loving presence as emanation. — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 Another way of saying this is that the radiant or emanation point of most meteor showers appears highest in the sky before dawn. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025 This perhaps had something to do with the curious luminance of the boy’s face, as in paintings of saints, as though the glow were the emanation of grace. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emanation

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The goal is of course, to get more long-term LA Metro riders, but also by reducing cars on the road, traffic flow improves and vehicle emissions drop, said LA Metro.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Excessive heat and emissions have also been detected at Avenal landfill in the San Joaquin Valley.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of emission

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The simple act of passing shares from one generation to another can become a liquidity event in some jurisdictions, and if such outflows are not managed and properly planned for, almost no long-term succession can be successful.

— Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
So, when companies that used to routinely print tens of billions in annual free cash flow start putting up immaterial sums — or even outflows — investors understandably start to be concerned.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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Drinking lemon water every day may help lower the risk of calcium kidney stones, mainly because lemon juice contains citrate and the water itself supports healthy urine flow.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026
That has left oil supplies being released in intermittent waves, rather than returning to the stable, steady flow seen in the past.

— , CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

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What followed was a global outpouring of grief, conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and the heartbreaking image of her sons, William, then 15, and Harry, 12, following their mother’s casket through London.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Local media reporting on the issue sparked an outpouring of rage, with even the prime minister’s office weighing in.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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