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 facility utilizes clean energy and will not produce any off-site emissions, according to proposal documents.
    Sofi Zeman May 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
  • Kroger’s agreement to remedy refrigeration leaks Kroger agreed to retrofit or replace 600 large commercial refrigeration systems in its stores to reduce ozone-depleting emissions, the DOJ said.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 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
  • Bringing retail investors home Seoul has implemented measures to try and stem outflows, with the country's finance ministry announcing tax breaks for individual investors who sell their foreign holdings.
    Lim Hui Jie,Blair Baek, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Bankers told me that money outflows have not been out of the ordinary.
    Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As the intuitive Scorpio Moon harmonizes with expansive Jupiter this morning, kindness and perspective flow naturally, helping conversations feel more open and supportive.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • Snowpack levels influence stream flow, which in turn affects salmon runs—the primary food source for brown bears.
    Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The organizer posted that the event had been canceled, and the comments section was filled with an outpouring of shock and grief.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Despite the devastation, the family has received an outpouring of support from the community, something Jackeline Madrid said reflects who her father was.
    Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Emanation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanation. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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