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Recent Examples of emanation
Another way of saying this is that the radiant or emanation point of most meteor showers appears highest in the sky before dawn.
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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
The Dalai Lama himself is believed by his followers to be an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist god of compassion.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
And the near-vacuum of space is filled with low-level ambient radio emanations, known as cosmic noise, which come from distant quasars, the sun, and the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
—Sven Bilén, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
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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
The Dalai Lama himself is believed by his followers to be an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist god of compassion.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
And the near-vacuum of space is filled with low-level ambient radio emanations, known as cosmic noise, which come from distant quasars, the sun, and the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
—Sven Bilén, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanation
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The facilities also contribute to fossil fuel emissions, with Cornell University researchers estimating last year that AI growth could add 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere annually by 2030.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The park must comply with California’s strict emissions regulations by February 2027, according to the Orange County Register.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The environment struggles with effluence from ground sources and pollution in general that pours into the Bay.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2024
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All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.—
TIME,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2024
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The report comes as the rupiah sits at a record low versus the dollar, with questions about the country’s fiscal health rampant and trouble with capital outflows.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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As for this erupting volcano, now that it's quieted down, scientists have been trying to predict when the next outflow could occur.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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In the director’s view, fragmented editing breaks emotional continuity; an unbroken take mirrors the uninterrupted flow of lived experience.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Just past noon, a young man appeared on the north side of San Vicente Boulevard, a block west of Hauser, and eyeballed the flow of westbound traffic.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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His fears about losing followers after revealing his identity were quickly quieted by an outpouring of support.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2026
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Oliver Tree's death also prompted an outpouring of support for the late musician.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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“Emanation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanation. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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