as in radiating
to throw or give off
honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent
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Recent Examples of emanating
No matter what Bedard or Blackhawks management say in public about contract negotiations, there can be no mistaking the scream of desperation emanating from the Byram acquisition.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Hard reality soon collided with Brexiteers’ bold promises of immigration controls, trade deals, more money for public services and an end to complex regulations emanating from Brussels.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Fossils dating back to the Pleistocene Age were found at this incredible site, which got its name from early settlers who thought the steam emanating from the underground space looked like smoke rising from hell.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
And that praise wasn’t only emanating from Beijing.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
In Seattle, there was a sense of the team harnessing the crowd’s energy, and of the crowd channelling the energy emanating far beyond.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Other speakers raised concerns about potential odors and air pollutants emanating from the wastewater treatment facility and about how the facility might exacerbate flooding in the area.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
An aerial view of the building Thursday night showed large plumes of white smoke emanating from the rooftop as helicopters made water drops.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
This makes the foreground stars stand out even more, with beaming diffraction spikes emanating outward.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Hard reality soon collided with Brexiteers’ bold promises of immigration controls, trade deals, more money for public services and an end to complex regulations emanating from Brussels.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Fossils dating back to the Pleistocene Age were found at this incredible site, which got its name from early settlers who thought the steam emanating from the underground space looked like smoke rising from hell.
—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
And that praise wasn’t only emanating from Beijing.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
In Seattle, there was a sense of the team harnessing the crowd’s energy, and of the crowd channelling the energy emanating far beyond.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Other speakers raised concerns about potential odors and air pollutants emanating from the wastewater treatment facility and about how the facility might exacerbate flooding in the area.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
An aerial view of the building Thursday night showed large plumes of white smoke emanating from the rooftop as helicopters made water drops.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
This makes the foreground stars stand out even more, with beaming diffraction spikes emanating outward.
—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanating
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When P-waves start radiating from the earthquake underground, Android phones sense the vibrations, start collecting data and send it back to Google servers for processing.
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Attics get hot because roofs are exposed to the sun for hours, radiating heat inside.
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Gas and dust spiraling inward form an accretion disk that can reach millions of degrees, emitting enormous amounts of radiation before crossing the event horizon.
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In Taiwan, a student sitting for an entrance exam for a top medical school was discovered wearing smart glasses after proctors noticed the student staring oddly at the test, leading to an inspection that revealed the frame was emitting heat.
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Throughout the speech, the socialist mayor argued that the United States has been defined by generations of immigrants and other groups overcoming oppression while casting today’s political and economic leaders as forces working against that legacy.
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The original soundtrack is by Bill Ryder Jones and casting by Ollie Gilbert & Katy Covell.
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Tianwen-1 is a Mars orbiter, lander and rover mission that successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, 2021, releasing its Zhurong rover.
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After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
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“Emanating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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