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Recent Examples of emanation
The Dalai Lama himself is believed by his followers to be an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist god of compassion.
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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
Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Lacking this, other than emanations and penumbras, how exactly are bond prices supposed to measure NRSRO ratings in basis points?
—Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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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
Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Lacking this, other than emanations and penumbras, how exactly are bond prices supposed to measure NRSRO ratings in basis points?
—Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanation
Noun
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The sensors detect when the exhaust fluid, added to prevent harmful emissions, is low.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Low carbon bricks Once fully operational, the transition from natural gas to green hydrogen at Wienerberger’s Denton brickworks is expected to cut CO₂ emissions by more than 11,600 tonnes annually—equivalent to a 9 percent reduction in the company’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Those numbers exist despite the fact that Iowa (Ben McCollum) and Texas (Sean Miller) have new coaches, and both were forced to mine the transfer portal after the typical and unavoidable outflow of players from the previous regime.—
Dave Skretta,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2026
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Regional banks have about $312 billion in cash or at central banks to cover such outflows, but may be forced to cash out some investments to maintain liquidity.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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For example, a 24-week human fetus weighs roughly 500 g and has blood flow ~150 mL·kg^–1·min^–1, so an oxygenator must handle on the order of 75–100 mL/min of blood flow.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The regime could simply collapse, or any number of outcomes that would restore the flow of energy.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The outpouring of joy was about more than one woman’s walking free.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tributes Pour In News of Bowman’s death drew an outpouring of grief from fellow musicians who knew him as both an artist and a friend.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Emanation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanation. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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