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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
GreenGuard Gold: An even more rigorous standard signifying that a product emits less than 220 micrograms per cubic meter in VOCs.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Doppler radars emit pulses in wavelengths about the size of a baseball.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
They’re designed with high-efficiency solar panels that automatically turn on and emit a warm white glow at night and turn off at sunrise.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 25 May 2025
Ammonia concentrations remained more than 100 times the baseline even after the penguins migrated from the area, as the poop left behind continued to emit ammonia, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Doppler radars emit pulses in wavelengths about the size of a baseball.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
They’re designed with high-efficiency solar panels that automatically turn on and emit a warm white glow at night and turn off at sunrise.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 25 May 2025
Ammonia concentrations remained more than 100 times the baseline even after the penguins migrated from the area, as the poop left behind continued to emit ammonia, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emit
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But Purvis especially, in spite of Patience’s self-containment, radiates quiet charisma — new-star power.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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That focus radiated out across the Lululemon lineup and has since expanded to multiple running, training and lifestyle options, now for both women and men.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Invisible Pipeline: From Raw Data To AI Responses Before an AI model utters a single word, there's a monumental effort to gather and process its training data.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Around the time the book was contracted, a therapist uttered the word surrender to me, giving my book its lodestar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Due to advances in casting technology, changes in social conditions and evolutions in regional taste, new fashions in ritual bronze casting arose.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Kirkpatrick, whose credits include Prime Video’s Daisy Jones & The Six, resists casting any of her four leads in roles as easy as victim or villain.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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The dark understory of the forest began to glow, a vibration emanating from its depths, rising to the sound of a jet engine.—
Jordan Thomas
May 28,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2025
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Darling at Park Lane New York An air of whimsy emanates through Forbes Travel Guide Recommended Park Lane New York’s 47th-floor rooftop.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Also on Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly look at U.S. import and export prices — a report that historically hasn't gotten a ton of attention, but now provides another way to measure the impact of tariffs.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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Just three days later, Apple released a second build of the first beta — that’s unprecedentedly soon.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emit. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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