as in radiates
to throw or give off
honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent
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Recent Examples of emanates
Their contention regarding the sale emanates from two of the ports included in the transaction, both of which sit on opposite sides of the Panama Canal.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Analysts say the billowing scent of hot dogs that emanates daily from the warehouse food court is a constant reminder of Costco’s commitment to delivering value at a time when American shoppers are fed up with nosebleed prices and constant scrimping.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
The first emanates from Russia.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Historical sensibility emanates from a tolerance for, and appreciation of, unintended consequences, stunning reversals and sheer luck in human affairs.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
The model's exceptional self-love emanates through Simply Winnie, says the book's editor, Penguin Workshop's Elizabeth Lee.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
But the thirty-seventh President looks like a model of restraint when compared with the forty-seventh, and his supposedly incendiary commentary anodyne by contrast to what emanates daily from the current occupant of the White House.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The result is a cultural posture that emanates authenticity rather than advertising aspiration—a practice, not a promo.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanates
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Ethereally beautiful, with platinum hair, Fastvold radiates calm, a complement to Seyfried’s quicksilver curiosity, though both women have about them an inspiring clarity.—
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When a fire begins in a room without ventilation, the heat radiates downward, eventually engulfing all combustible items in its path, causing a flashover, per NFPA.—
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The Frost automatically determines the length of time the cycle should run and emits a beep when finished.—
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This emits massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation out into space and towards our planet.—
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Also, include at least one lamp that casts a soft glow for relaxing or reading.—
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When this happens, Earth casts two shadows on the moon.—
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“Emanates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emanates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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