emanates

verb

present tense third-person singular of emanate
as in radiates
to throw or give off honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent

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Recent Examples of emanates This exciting university city emanates a vibrant, youthful energy that’s reflected in its abundance of top-notch restaurants, cafés, and bars. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 The series emanates a sense of urgency without cooking up abnormally dramatic situations. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 On Sunday night, AEW Redemption emanates from the Bell Centre in Montreal as the final stop before All In, the company's biggest show of the year. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Tucked behind a small two-story log cabin, the entrance to The Gorge Underground is easy to overlook—until the unseasonably cool air that emanates from the cavern opening stops you in your tracks. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026 Daoist practices, then, are based on the premise that everything that makes up the world emanates from the Dao. — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 The jealousy that emanates from every pore of this guy is uncontrollable. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026 Festering below, stagnant water emanates the telltale smell of rotten eggs, likely a mix of methane and sulfur dioxide. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026 And because hospitals get paid more when patients appear sicker, the financial gravity emanates in one direction. — Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emanates
  1. radiates
  2. emits
  3. casts
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  • What gets prototyped there radiates into field trips, after-school programs and summer camps that reach thousands of children a year.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Bieniemy radiates discipline and accountability and, of course, carries an intimate understanding of the offense and has Reid’s trust.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of radiates
Verb
  • Again, an idling engine still emits exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons, and these emissions will ultimately end up in the air and contribute to air pollution.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The amount of neutrino energy absorbed by the companion star, however, would be only a tiny fraction of the amount of energy the star emits on its own, so again, this is likely to have little effect.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of emits
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  • Based on the Colleen Hoover novel, the psychological thriller casts Dakota Johnson as Lowen, a writer hired to finish the book series of Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway), a best-selling author left paralyzed after an accident.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Whether placed next to your vintage sofa or in a spare corner in your all-white bedroom, this dimmable bulb casts a wide arc of light from its nearly six-foot-tall bulb.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of casts

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