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as in to radiate
to throw or give off
nuclei that emit gamma rays
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Recent Examples of emit
Citing Philippine Airlines, the outlet reported that the cabin smoke was emitted by one of two air conditioning units.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program documents the amount of carbon dioxide, methane and other climate-warming gases emitted by individual facilities.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
The team also performed surgeries on the fish to insert miniature devices that emit sound; those sounds can be picked up by underwater microphones that were placed along the river to track each individual fish.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The great benefit of hydrogen is that it can be used to generate electricity and heat without emitting carbon dioxide.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program documents the amount of carbon dioxide, methane and other climate-warming gases emitted by individual facilities.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
The team also performed surgeries on the fish to insert miniature devices that emit sound; those sounds can be picked up by underwater microphones that were placed along the river to track each individual fish.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The great benefit of hydrogen is that it can be used to generate electricity and heat without emitting carbon dioxide.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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Today, most of Micanopy’s activity radiates from Cholokka Boulevard.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
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Even outside of the event season, Pismo radiates that classic California charm with wide-open beaches, fresh seafood, and a town that greets everyone with a smile.—
Pismo Beach Conference and Visitor Bureau,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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But coarse language is usually uttered privately, behind closed doors.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Phrases and terms that, at one point, held significance to a handful of folks in small, local ecosystems, if uttered by the right standout artist, have the potential to enter the wider cultural lexicon.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
18 Apr. 2025
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This week, the Lyrid meteor shower has taken over the night sky, casting shooting stars and fireballs darting overhead.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Sandoval, 42, was in a long-term relationship with fellow Vanderpump cast member and live-in girlfriend Ariana Madix.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The faster, weaker winds emanating from this white dwarf likely swept up the earlier, slower-moving material, forming clumpy, filamentary rings that are extremely faint and only visible in infrared light, according to the statement.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Many of the zero-day exploits flagged for iPhone and Android devices in the last year have emanated from the forensic exploit world, and so this update is deemed critical.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Lyle and Erik Menendez -- who are serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez -- are fighting to be released after 35 years behind bars.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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With McCaffrey sharing carries with Stewart as a rookie, the Panthers made the playoffs in 2017 before releasing Stewart a couple of months later.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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