emanation

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for emanation
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Noun
  • The agency would have one year to conduct a comprehensive study to apportion damages to each polluter based on their emissions from that time period, which would be assessed as a one-time fee paid into a Superfund in annual installments.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • Revoking California’s waivers Under a provision of the Clean Air Act, California has the power to set vehicle-emission standards that are stricter than federal regulations.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Most funds allow investors to redeem quarterly but cap the total outflows at around 5% to avoid being forced sellers of illiquid assets — a recipe for losses.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • As the flare faded, the black hole suddenly hurled out ultra-fast winds at one-fifth the speed of light, giving scientists the clearest look yet at how violent flares trigger powerful outflows.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Her signature treatment integrates TMJ release, fascia work and rebalancing techniques to harmonize structure and flow.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Yet rivers remain at risk as polluting corporations and governmental activities violate their vitalizing flow.
    Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Oliver Tree's death also prompted an outpouring of support for the late musician.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • The last time the state made ZESBI funding available, there was an outpouring of interest from school districts, with over $200 million in waitlisted applications.
    Matthew Belasco, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

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“Emanation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanation. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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