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 Its wider, slightly belled tulip also softens the rough alcohol emanations that the Glencairn enhances. Tom Mylan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for emanation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanation
Noun
  • The lower-energy emission signal did not originate from the material’s uniform crystal structure, but from small structural defects.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Hennepin County conducted a study on HERC's air emissions in 2021 with Barr Engineering.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The environment struggles with effluence from ground sources and pollution in general that pours into the Bay.
    Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.
    TIME, TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • One aspect of California’s economic sluggishness is an outflow of workers due to its sky-high living costs.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Their steady buying helped offset outflows from Western investors and underpinned bullion's surge to record highs .
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Crews also removed a wooden timber debris screen in front of one of the dam's gates to help increase water flow through it.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Another work from this era, Veterans Day (2016), features a flow of musical notes that surround a framed newspaper article about the conviction of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the American war in Vietnam and an old photograph of soldiers raising their fists.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the weeks since the blaze, Abu-Namous has received an outpouring of support from the Smithville community.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Eric adored his fans and is forever grateful for the outpouring of love and support he’s received.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Emanation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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